medium
5.5
CWE
20 190
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-42851: 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 Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriXia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at AustinJohn Balestrieri TinrocketCVE-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 UniversityMickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityZitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai No product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.2
iPhone OS<16.2
tvOS<16.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-42851?

    CVE-2022-42851 is a vulnerability in ImageIO that was addressed with improved memory handling.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2022-42851?

    Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions up to but not including 16.2 are affected by CVE-2022-42851.

  • How was CVE-2022-42851 fixed?

    CVE-2022-42851 was fixed by Apple with improved memory handling.

  • How can I protect myself from CVE-2022-42851?

    To protect yourself from CVE-2022-42851, it is recommended to update your Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS to version 16.2 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-42851?

    You can find more information about CVE-2022-42851 on the Apple support website at the following links: [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530](support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530) and [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535](support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535).

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