CVE-2022-42795 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2022-42795?

CVE-2022-42795 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 1 Nov 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

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42795?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2022-42795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

• CVE-2021-30666 Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30761 Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3v85-hh9x-mfgc.