high
7.8
CWE
20 362 190
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42849: Input Validation

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Credit: Wojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingABC Research s.r.o Mickey Jin @patch1t Tommy Muir @Muirey03 John Aakerblom @jaakerblom Weijia Dai @dwj1210 Momo SecurityIan Beer Google Project ZeroFelix Poulin-Belanger pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMApple Maddie Stone Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroNathan Wachholz Google Project ZeroIvan Fratric Google Project ZeroKirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani Adam M. Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEan anonymous researcher hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeSamuel Groß Google V8 SecurityDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Secure Disclosure LabsKorea Univ. Clément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis GroupAndrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Mickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityZitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai NoCVE-2022-46716 Jiwon Park Mieszko Wawrzyniak Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @real_as3617 ChengGang 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) Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun DNSLab at Korea UniversityRyan Shin IAAI SecLab at Korea UniversityYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriXia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinJohn Balestrieri Tinrocket product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.2
9.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
iOS<16.2
tvOS<16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-42849?

    CVE-2022-42849 is a vulnerability related to an access issue with privileged API calls in various Apple software, including iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

  • How does CVE-2022-42849 affect Apple devices?

    CVE-2022-42849 affects Apple devices running iOS up to version 16.2, iPadOS up to version 16.2, watchOS up to version 9.2, and tvOS up to version 16.2.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-42849?

    The severity of CVE-2022-42849 is not mentioned in the provided information.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-42849?

    To fix CVE-2022-42849, you should update your Apple device to the latest available software version.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-42849?

    You can find more information about CVE-2022-42849 on the Apple support website. References: [1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530), [2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536), [3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535).

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