CVE-2022-42842

high-risk
Published 2022-12-15

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Do I need to act?

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1.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (24)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
and 4 more references
50
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low