CVE-2022-42827
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileDEEURUUSadded 2022-10-25remediate by 2022-11-15
required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple iOS and iPadOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1837Apple iOS & iPadOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-10-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple iOS und Apple iPadOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Root-Rechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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sources
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references (11)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-42827/cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-iOS-multiple-vulnerabilities-39701cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.5303cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.5461cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489enisa_euvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490enisa_euvd
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