Apple watchOS up to 9.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42852. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 12/13/2022 by hazbinhotel as HT213536 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42852. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory

Upgrading to version 9.2 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 memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
11/29/2025 +1081 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213536
Researcher: hazbinhotel
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215715
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:58
Updated: 11/29/2025 23:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:58 (15), 12/14/2022 09:59 (4), 12/14/2022 10:02 (27), 01/09/2023 18:52 (2), 01/09/2023 19:00 (11), 04/21/2025 18:09 (16), 11/29/2025 23:31 (7)
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