high
7.8
CWE
20 190 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42840: Input Validation

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Credit: an anonymous researcher Mickey Jin @patch1t Tommy Muir @Muirey03 John Aakerblom @jaakerblom Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic Weijia Dai @dwj1210 Momo SecurityIan Beer Google Project ZeroFelix Poulin-Belanger pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMApple Adam M. CVE-2022-46716 Mickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityJiwon Park Mieszko Wawrzyniak Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroCVE-2022-24836 CVE-2022-29181 KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani Michael (Biscuit) Thomas Wojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRing @real_as3617 Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMaddie Stone Google Project ZeroChengGang Wu Institute of Computing TechnologyYan Kang Institute of Computing TechnologyYuHao Hu Institute of Computing TechnologyYue Sun Institute of Computing TechnologyJiming Wang Institute of Computing Technology Institute of Computing TechnologyJiKai Ren Institute of Computing TechnologyHang Shu Institute of Computing TechnologyChinese Academy SciencesKirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani (kirtikumarar.com) hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeSamuel Groß Google V8 SecurityDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun DNSLab at Korea UniversityRyan Shin IAAI SecLab at Korea UniversityClément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis GroupThijs Alkemade @xnyhps Computest Sector 7CVE-2022-35252 Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriJohn Balestrieri TinrocketMickey Jin @patch1t Trend MicroPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteABC Research s.r.o. Xia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinABC Research s.r.o Andrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Zitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai No product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.2
12.6.2
Apple macOS<11.7.2
11.7.2
Apple macOS<13.1
13.1
Apple iOS<16.2
16.2
iPadOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
iPadOS<15.7.2
15.7.2
iPadOS<15.7.2
iPadOS>=16.0<16.2
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.2
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.2
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.7.2
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.6.2
Apple macOS=13.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID associated with this issue and how severe is it?

    The vulnerability ID associated with this issue is CVE-2022-42840 and its severity is not specified.

  • What software products are affected by this vulnerability?

    The following Apple software products are affected: Apple iOS versions up to 16.2, Apple iPadOS versions up to 16.2, Apple iOS versions up to 15.7.2, Apple iPadOS versions up to 15.7.2, Apple macOS Ventura versions up to 13.1, Apple macOS Big Sur versions up to 11.7.2, and Apple macOS Monterey versions up to 12.6.2.

  • How was this vulnerability addressed?

    This vulnerability was addressed by improving memory handling in ppp.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    To fix this vulnerability, update your Apple software products to the recommended versions specified in the Apple support documents: [link1], [link2], [link3].

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    You can find more information about this vulnerability in the following Apple support documents: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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