CVE-2022-42851: Input Validation

Published Dec 13, 2022
·
Updated

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

AppleAVD. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

— Apple

AVEVideoEncoder. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

CoreServices. Multiple issues were addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Credit

Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), ABC Research s.r.o, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Weijia Dai@@dwj1210(Momo Security), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Felix Poulin-Belanger, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Apple, Maddie Stone(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Nathan Wachholz(Google Project Zero), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani, Adam M., Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), an anonymous researcher, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Samuel Groß(Google V8 Security), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Secure Disclosure Labs), Korea Univ., Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Andrey Labunets, Nikita Tarakanov, Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), Xia0o0o0o(W4terDr0p), Sun Yat-sen University, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin), John Balestrieri(Tinrocket), CVE-2022-46716, Jiwon Park, Mieszko Wawrzyniak, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, @@real_as3617, ChengGang Wu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yan Kang(Institute of Computing Technology), YuHao Hu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yue Sun(Institute of Computing Technology), Jiming Wang(Institute of Computing Technology), (Institute of Computing Technology), JiKai Ren(Institute of Computing Technology), Hang Shu(Institute of Computing Technology), Chinese Academy(Sciences), KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(DNSLab at Korea University), Ryan Shin(IAAI SecLab at Korea University), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Zitong Wu(吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.2
iPhone OS<16.2
tvOS<16.2

Event History

Dec 13, 2022
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Dec 15, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-42851?

CVE-2022-42851 is a vulnerability in ImageIO that was addressed with improved memory handling.

2

Who is affected by CVE-2022-42851?

Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions up to but not including 16.2 are affected by CVE-2022-42851.

3

How was CVE-2022-42851 fixed?

CVE-2022-42851 was fixed by Apple with improved memory handling.

4

How can I protect myself from CVE-2022-42851?

To protect yourself from CVE-2022-42851, it is recommended to update your Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS to version 16.2 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-42851?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-42851 on the Apple support website at the following links: [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530](support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530) and [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535](support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535).

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