Apple macOS up to 12.3 AVEVideoEncoder out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 12.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AVEVideoEncoder. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-26737. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component AVEVideoEncoder. 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 released 05/16/2022 as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-26737. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

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 write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

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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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
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26737 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26737
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200141
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:17
Updated: 05/28/2022 12:01
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:17 (18), 05/18/2022 07:20 (28), 05/24/2022 15:52 (1), 05/28/2022 12:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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