Apple macOS AppleAVD memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AppleAVD. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32827. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component AppleAVD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/24/2022 as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-32827. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35893). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +137 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2026 +1316 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212092
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 08:21
Updated: 06/02/2026 09:05
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:21 (16), 10/25/2022 08:24 (28), 11/23/2022 08:42 (3), 11/23/2022 08:46 (10), 05/07/2025 05:39 (15), 06/02/2026 09:05 (1)
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