Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2022-46696
Published: December 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70239
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-2022-46696
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 in WebKit when processing HTML content. 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.
Affected software
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Apple Safari
WPE WebKit
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Apple Safari
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46696
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
watchOS - update to 9.2 20S361
macOS - update to 13.1 22C65
Apple Safari - update to 16.2
iPadOS - update to 16.2 20C65
Apple iOS - update to 16.2 20C65
tvOS - update to 16.2 20K362
macOS - update to 13.1 22C65
Apple Safari - update to 16.2
iPadOS - update to 16.2 20C65
Apple iOS - update to 16.2 20C65
tvOS - update to 16.2 20K362