CVE-2022-32894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since Aug. 18, 2022.

The EPSS score is 0.00199.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Ipados Iphone Os Macos Watchos

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35960	An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486

History

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-08-18'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:37:39.190Z

Reserved: 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-32894

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:54:03.072Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-08-24T20:15:09.193

Modified: 2025-02-28T14:53:55.297

Link: CVE-2022-32894

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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