Apple macOS prior 13.1 IOMobileFrameBuffer out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOMobileFrameBuffer. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-46697. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component IOMobileFrameBuffer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2022 by John Aakerblom as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-46697. 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 to version 13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

Timelineinfo

12/07/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +6 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/12/2023 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213532
Researcher: John Aakerblom
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-46697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215759
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:38
Updated: 01/12/2023 08:43
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:38 (18), 12/14/2022 11:41 (28), 01/12/2023 08:43 (2)
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