CVE-2022-48479 Memory corruption in HarmonyOS
An out-of-bounds memory read in the facial recognition Trusted Application can cause service exceptions, impacting HarmonyOS users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-48479?
CVE-2022-48479 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, published on 26 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The facial recognition TA of some products has the out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause exceptions of the facial recognition service.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Harmonyos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-48479 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-2022-48479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Harmonyos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mch7-j35f-g993.