Apple Safari up to 15.3 WebKit buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Safari up to 15.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-22629. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 15.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/15/2022 by Jeonghoon Shin as HT213187 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22629. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2025). The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 15.4 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2044). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: Safari 15.4

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/15/2022 +69 days 🔍
03/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2022 +3 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +1353 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213187
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195449
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2022 21:48
Updated: 11/30/2025 06:15
Changes: 03/18/2022 21:48 (19), 03/18/2022 21:52 (27), 03/20/2022 15:21 (1), 11/30/2025 06:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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