Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 AppleAVD out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AppleAVD. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-22675. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component AppleAVD. 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 weakness was published 05/16/2022 as HT213253 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22675. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The advisory points out:

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.

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

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (696). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.6

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01/05/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +130 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213253
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200075
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2022 18:47
Updated: 01/28/2025 23:29
Changes: 05/17/2022 18:47 (18), 05/17/2022 18:50 (27), 05/24/2022 09:43 (1), 05/28/2022 08:47 (1), 04/25/2024 09:14 (26), 06/19/2024 19:41 (2), 09/20/2024 06:48 (1), 01/28/2025 23:29 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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