Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2022-32847
Published: July 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65623
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32847
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Wi-Fi component. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32847
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.5 21G72, 10.15.7 19H2026, 11.6.8 20G730
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
tvOS - update to 15.6 19M65
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
tvOS - update to 15.6 19M65