Apple macOS FaceTime information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component FaceTime. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-22643. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FaceTime. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published 03/14/2022 by Sonali Luthar as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22643. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A user may send audio and video in a FaceTime call without knowing that they have done so

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

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-27788). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2026 +1505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Researcher: Sonali Luthar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195050
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:29
Updated: 04/28/2026 11:10
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:29 (5), 03/15/2022 10:30 (11), 03/15/2022 10:33 (29), 03/17/2022 14:58 (1), 04/28/2026 11:10 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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