Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-42810
Published: October 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68807
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42810
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Model I/O subsystem. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted USD file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Apple iOS
iPadOS
macOS
tvOS
iPadOS
macOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42810
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 15.7.1 19H117, 16.1 20B82
iPadOS - addressed in versions 15.7.1 19H117, 16.1 20B82
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71
iPadOS - addressed in versions 15.7.1 19H117, 16.1 20B82
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
tvOS - update to 16.1 20K71