Apple macOS AppleScript out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component AppleScript. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-32852. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code 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. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected termination or disclosure of process memory.

The weakness was released 07/20/2022 by Ye Zhang as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32852. 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 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35918). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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 🔍
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07/22/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1036 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Ye Zhang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204866
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 11:23
Updated: 05/23/2025 08:52
Changes: 07/22/2022 11:23 (17), 07/22/2022 11:26 (28), 08/20/2022 08:33 (1), 05/22/2025 22:16 (15), 05/23/2025 08:52 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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