CVE-2022-42852: Input Validation

Published Dec 13, 2022
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Updated

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

AMD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

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

— 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

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, 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, Adam M., CVE-2022-46716, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Jiwon Park, Mieszko Wawrzyniak, an anonymous researcher, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), CVE-2022-24836, CVE-2022-29181, KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), @@real_as3617, Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), Maddie Stone(Google Project Zero), 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), hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Samuel Groß(Google V8 Security), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(DNSLab at Korea University), Ryan Shin(IAAI SecLab at Korea University), Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), CVE-2022-35252, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), John Balestrieri(Tinrocket), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), ABC Research s.r.o., ABC Research s.r.o, Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Nathan Wachholz(Google Project Zero), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Secure Disclosure Labs), Korea Univ., Andrey Labunets, Nikita Tarakanov, Zitong Wu(吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No), Xia0o0o0o(W4terDr0p), Sun Yat-sen University, Willy R. Vasquez(The University of Texas at Austin)

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple WatchOS<9.2
9.2
Apple macOS Ventura<13.1
13.1
Apple Safari<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iPadOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
Apple iPadOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
Apple Safari<16.2
Apple iPadOS<15.7.2
Apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.2
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.2
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.2
Apple macOS=13.0
Apple tvOS<16.2
Apple WatchOS<9.2
redhat/WebKitGTK<2.38.3
2.38.3

Event History

Dec 15, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Dec 30, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2022-42852.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes Apple iOS, Apple iPadOS, Apple macOS Ventura, Apple tvOS, Apple watchOS, and Apple Safari.

3

What versions of Apple iOS are affected?

Versions up to but excluding 16.2 of Apple iOS are affected.

4

What versions of Apple iPadOS are affected?

Versions up to but excluding 16.2 of Apple iPadOS are affected.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your software to version 16.2 for Apple iOS, Apple iPadOS, and Apple Safari. For Apple macOS Ventura, update to version 13.1. Update to version 9.2 for Apple watchOS. Ensure you have updated to version 16.2 for Apple tvOS.

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