CVE-2022-42846 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS
Attackers can cause unexpected system termination by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted video file on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42846?
CVE-2022-42846 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 15 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42846?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-42846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7668-cr6w-9f3m.