CVE-2022-42856
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-15 00:00
Modified
2024-08-03 13:19
Severity ?
Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. 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 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppletvOS
AppletvOS
AppletvOS
AppletvOS
AppletvOS
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-12-14

Due date: 2023-01-04

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42856

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