Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.4.0 AAppleAVD out-of-bounds write

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7.7$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.4.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AAppleAVD. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-22675. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.4.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component AAppleAVD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

The weakness was disclosed 04/01/2022 as HT213219. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22675. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/28/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 04/04/2022 with a due date of 04/25/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 15.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (696). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.4.1

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01/05/2022 🔍
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01/28/2025 +1033 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213219
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-196277
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2022 13:08
Updated: 01/28/2025 23:29
Changes: 04/01/2022 13:08 (41), 04/05/2022 09:03 (1), 04/25/2024 08:52 (26), 06/19/2024 16:51 (2), 09/19/2024 18:18 (2), 01/28/2025 23:29 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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