Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2022-22610
Published: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61334
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22610
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
WebKitGTK+
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Apple Safari
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Apple Safari
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22610
Install updates from vendor's website.
watchOS - update to 8.5 19T242
macOS - update to 12.3 21E230
Apple Safari - update to 15.4
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440
macOS - update to 12.3 21E230
Apple Safari - update to 15.4
iPadOS - update to 15.4 19E241
Apple iOS - update to 15.4 19E241
tvOS - update to 15.4 19L440