CVE-2022-32912 Memory corruption in Safari

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web content in Safari or iOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-32912?

CVE-2022-32912 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 20 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 16, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32912?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32912?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-32912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5qf8-w237-g9xq.

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