FKIE_CVE-2022-42856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-15 19:15 - Updated: 2025-10-23 18:02
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42856US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple safari *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
apple tvos *
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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2022-12-14",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability",
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-23T18:02:34.043",
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