Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2022-22627
Published: March 14, 2022 / Updated: May 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61302
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22627
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in AppleScript. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run a specially crafted SCPT file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22627
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.3 21E230, 10.15.7 19H1823, 11.6.5 20G527