| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42820. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component IOHIDFamily. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 10/24/2022 by Peter Pan ZhenPeng as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42820. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. 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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Product
Type
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Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/11/2022 🔍10/24/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 🔍
10/25/2022 🔍
04/21/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213488
Researcher: Peter Pan ZhenPeng
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-42820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212119
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 10/25/2022 08:38Updated: 04/21/2025 23:23
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:38 (12), 10/25/2022 08:39 (5), 10/25/2022 08:42 (28), 11/23/2022 12:31 (3), 11/23/2022 12:39 (11), 04/21/2025 23:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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