Apple macOS up to 12.3 AppleScript out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AppleScript. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-26697. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component AppleScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2022 by Qi Sun and Robert Ai as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-26697. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected application termination or disclosure of process memory

Upgrading to version 12.4 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 read issue was addressed with improved input validation.

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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: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / 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: macOS 12.4

Timelineinfo

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: HT213257
Researcher: Qi Sun, Robert Ai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200138
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:15
Updated: 05/28/2022 11:38
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:15 (4), 05/18/2022 07:16 (15), 05/18/2022 07:19 (28), 05/24/2022 15:34 (1), 05/28/2022 11:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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