Heap-based buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2022-22612
Published: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22612
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files in ImageIO. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
iTunes
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
iTunes
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22612
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 12.3 21E230
watchOS - update to 8.5 19T242
iTunes - update to 12.12.3
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440
watchOS - update to 8.5 19T242
iTunes - update to 12.12.3
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440