Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU59547

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: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22588

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Apple iOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22588

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple iOS - update to 15.2.1 19C63
iPadOS - update to 15.2.1 19C63

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #7462 - homekitdos (CVE-2022-22588 for iOS 15.2 and below.) (March 9, 2022)

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213043

Related Security Bulletins

Denial of service in Apple iOS and iPadOS