Apple tvOS up to 16.0 Sandbox access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple tvOS up to 16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sandbox. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42811. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.0 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2022 by Justin Bui as HT213492 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42811. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Upgrading to version 16.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

16.0

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: tvOS 16.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
10/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213492
Researcher: Justin Bui
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212084

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 07:53
Updated: 04/22/2025 22:36
Changes: 10/25/2022 07:53 (19), 10/25/2022 07:57 (27), 11/23/2022 08:09 (3), 11/23/2022 08:11 (11), 04/22/2025 22:36 (15)
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