Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.5 WebRTC memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebRTC. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2294. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component WebRTC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2022 by Jan Vojtesek as HT213346 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2294. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 08/25/2022 with a due date of 09/15/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (706) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-34567). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.6

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07/20/2022 +17 days 🔍
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05/25/2026 +1404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213346
Researcher: Jan Vojtesek
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204739
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 16:43
Updated: 05/25/2026 04:32
Changes: 07/21/2022 16:43 (2), 07/21/2022 16:44 (17), 07/21/2022 16:47 (28), 08/16/2022 09:58 (2), 08/16/2022 09:59 (11), 04/27/2024 13:09 (27), 06/18/2024 02:46 (2), 06/29/2024 02:00 (1), 09/24/2024 11:53 (1), 02/03/2025 20:58 (11), 04/30/2025 13:37 (3), 05/12/2025 21:38 (1), 05/25/2026 04:32 (1)
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