Apple macOS AppleScript memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AppleScript. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-22597. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component AppleScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/14/2022 by Qi Sun and Robert Ai as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22597. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/15/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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03/17/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Researcher: Qi Sun, Robert Ai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195044
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:27
Updated: 03/17/2022 14:37
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:27 (16), 03/15/2022 10:28 (1), 03/15/2022 10:31 (28), 03/17/2022 14:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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