Apple macOS AppleScript out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AppleScript. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-32851. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AppleScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads 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 published 07/20/2022 by Ye Zhang as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32851. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading 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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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
07/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2022 +2 days 🔍
08/20/2022 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Ye Zhang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32851 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204865
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 11:23
Updated: 08/20/2022 08:31
Changes: 07/22/2022 11:23 (17), 07/22/2022 11:26 (28), 08/20/2022 08:31 (1)
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