Out-of-bounds write in macOS - CVE-2022-22651
Published: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61328
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22651
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in SMB daemon. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22651
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.3 21E230, 11.6.5 20G527