Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 WebKit type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-42823. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/24/2022 by Dohyun Lee as HT213491 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42823. 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 maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211346 (Fedora 37 : webkitgtk (2022-08fdc4138a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211346) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211346
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : webkitgtk (2022-08fdc4138a)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
10/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
11/29/2025 +1131 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213491
Researcher: Dohyun Lee
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212077
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 07:38
Updated: 11/29/2025 22:13
Changes: 10/25/2022 07:38 (6), 10/25/2022 07:39 (13), 10/25/2022 07:42 (27), 11/23/2022 06:58 (3), 11/23/2022 07:12 (11), 11/15/2024 10:56 (16), 04/21/2025 19:48 (1), 04/28/2025 23:03 (3), 11/29/2025 22:13 (7)
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