Apple iOS/iPadOS IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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6.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42820. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2022 by Peter Pan ZhenPeng as HT213489 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42820. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/21/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An app may cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

Upgrading 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2025 +909 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213489
Researcher: Peter Pan ZhenPeng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212054
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 07:21
Updated: 04/21/2025 23:23
Changes: 10/25/2022 07:21 (10), 10/25/2022 07:22 (7), 10/25/2022 07:25 (28), 11/19/2022 18:11 (2), 11/19/2022 18:18 (11), 04/21/2025 23:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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