CVE-2022-42795

moderate-risk

Published 2022-11-01

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Do I need to act?

0.84% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Iphone Os

Macos

Tvos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

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moderate-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal

Exposure 10/34 · Low