CVE-2022-42856
Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42856
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified to <16.2 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified to <13.1 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified to <15.7 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified to <16.1 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified to <16.2 |
References
12 Links- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-4 macOS Ventura 13.1
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-3 iOS 16.1.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-9 Safari 16.2
- [oss-security] 20221226 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2022-0011
Record Details
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