CVE-2022-47965 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2022-47965?

CVE-2022-47965 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 10 Jan 2024. 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 macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-47965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47965 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-2022-47965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p534-v8jq-5487.