CVE-2022-46702 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. 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 0.00142.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 16.2

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Ipados Subscribe Iphone Os Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-49491	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530

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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

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

Updated: 2025-04-21T14:19:44.189Z

Reserved: 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-46702

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:39:38.332Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:26.830

Modified: 2025-04-21T15:15:57.223

Link: CVE-2022-46702

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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