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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AVEVideoEncoder. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-26740. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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

The weakness was shared 05/16/2022 as HT213254 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-26740. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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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

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213254
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200104

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 06:55
Updated: 05/28/2022 09:44
Changes: 05/18/2022 06:55 (18), 05/18/2022 06:58 (27), 05/24/2022 12:49 (1), 05/28/2022 09:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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