Buffer overflow in Apple Safari - CVE-2022-32863
Published: October 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68714
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-2022-32863
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
Apple Safari
macOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
macOS
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32863
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple Safari - update to 15.6
macOS - update to 12.5 21G72
watchOS - update to 8.7 19U66
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71
tvOS - update to 15.6 19M65
macOS - update to 12.5 21G72
watchOS - update to 8.7 19U66
Apple iOS - update to 15.6 19G71
iPadOS - update to 15.6 19G71
tvOS - update to 15.6 19M65