Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1 AVEVideoEncoder out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1. This affects an unknown part of the component AVEVideoEncoder. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-26739. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1 (Digital Media Player). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component AVEVideoEncoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2022 as HT213254 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-26739. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 15.5 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.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 15.5

Timelineinfo

03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
05/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/28/2022 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213254
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200103

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 06:55
Updated: 05/28/2022 09:42
Changes: 05/18/2022 06:55 (18), 05/18/2022 06:58 (27), 05/24/2022 12:42 (1), 05/28/2022 09:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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