Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU65612

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2022-32842

Published: July 21, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU65612

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32842

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in SMB component. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2022-32842

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 12.5 21G72, 10.15.7 19H2026

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345

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