CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 01/26/2022 by Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng as HT213054 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-22593. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/27/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Upgrading to version 12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 12.2
Timeline
01/05/2022 🔍01/26/2022 🔍
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01/27/2022 🔍
01/29/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213054
Researcher: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-22593 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 01/27/2022 13:07Updated: 01/29/2022 14:51
Changes: 01/27/2022 13:07 (19), 01/27/2022 13:10 (27), 01/29/2022 14:51 (1)
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