CVE-2022-42854 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Published: 2022-12-15

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13.1

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.6

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45917	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00294.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

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

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

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

Updated: 2025-04-21T14:56:24.236Z

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

Link: CVE-2022-42854

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:19:05.195Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:24.923

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:05:28.837

Link: CVE-2022-42854

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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