Apple macOS AVEVideoEncoder memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown function of the component AVEVideoEncoder. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32940. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AVEVideoEncoder. 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 with ABC Research s.r.o. as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32940. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

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

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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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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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +137 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Organization: ABC Research s.r.o.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212099
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 08:24
Updated: 11/23/2022 09:21
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:24 (13), 10/25/2022 08:25 (4), 10/25/2022 08:28 (28), 11/23/2022 09:19 (3), 11/23/2022 09:21 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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