CVE-2022-46700 Memory corruption in tvOS

High 8.8 Published Updated

Processing maliciously crafted web content in Apple Safari may lead to arbitrary code execution due to a memory corruption issue.

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-2022-46700?

CVE-2022-46700 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 15 Dec 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 corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46700?

It affects 6 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2022-46700?

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-2022-46700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46700, GHSA-9qwf-rgvm-3vxv, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46700.

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