NULL pointer dereference in macOS - CVE-2022-32785
Published: July 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65598
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-2022-32785
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference error in ImageIO. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32785
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.5 21G72, 10.15.7 19H2026, 11.6.8 20G730
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71