Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.6.1 WebKit out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.6.1. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-32912. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.6.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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.

The weakness was released 09/12/2022 by Jeonghoon Shin as HT213445 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32912. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/08/2026). 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

Upgrading to version 15.7 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 was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35978). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.7

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/12/2022 +95 days 🔍
09/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
01/08/2026 +1212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213445
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208496
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2022 07:42
Updated: 01/08/2026 12:50
Changes: 09/14/2022 07:42 (19), 09/14/2022 07:45 (28), 10/16/2022 20:51 (2), 01/08/2026 01:02 (26), 01/08/2026 12:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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