CVE-2022-42841 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00069.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45904	A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534

History

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-21T16:53:13.587Z

Reserved: 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42841

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:19:04.868Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:23.730

Modified: 2025-04-21T17:15:22.683

Link: CVE-2022-42841

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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