Apple macOS up to 12.3 zip denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component zip. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-0530. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component zip. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 05/16/2022 as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-0530. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial of service

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211897 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: unzip (CVE-2022-0530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved state handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211897). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211897
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: unzip (CVE-2022-0530)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4

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02/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +96 days 🔍
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05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/01/2025 +1079 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0530 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200194
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:40
Updated: 05/01/2025 03:35
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:40 (18), 05/18/2022 07:43 (28), 05/25/2022 09:19 (2), 05/25/2022 09:20 (18), 11/27/2024 14:03 (16), 05/01/2025 03:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:BC1:103

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