Apple macOS up to 13.0 Kernel memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.0 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42858 since 10/11/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/26/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 CVE reserved
04/11/2023 +182 days Advisory disclosed
04/11/2023 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/26/2023 +15 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42858 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 08:44 AM
Updated: 04/26/2023 08:48 PM
Changes: 04/11/2023 08:44 AM (42), 04/26/2023 08:48 PM (10)
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