Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-22588
Published: January 12, 2022 / Updated: March 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59547
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22588
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption when processing a malicious HomeKit accessory name. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22588
Install updates from vendor's website.