Apple macOS WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-22610. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. 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 summary by CVE is:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

The weakness was shared 03/14/2022 by Quan Yin as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22610. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to 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 state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1165 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Researcher: Quan Yin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195089
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:44
Updated: 05/23/2025 02:16
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:44 (17), 03/15/2022 10:47 (28), 03/18/2022 08:43 (1), 05/23/2025 02:16 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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