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CWE
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Advisory Published
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CVE-2022-48618: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

First published: Tue Dec 13 2022(Updated: )

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Credit: Apple 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 SEFCOMAdam M. CVE-2022-46716 Mickey Jin @patch1t Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityJiwon Park Mieszko Wawrzyniak an anonymous researcher 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. ABC Research s.r.o Ned Williamson Google Project ZeroNathan Wachholz Google Project ZeroDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Secure Disclosure LabsKorea Univ. Andrey Labunets Nikita Tarakanov Zitong Wu(吴梓桐) Zhuhai NoXia0o0o0o W4terDr0pSun Yat-sen University Willy R. Vasquez The University of Texas at Austin product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple Multiple Products
Apple macOS<13.1
13.1
tvOS<16.2
16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.2
iOS<16.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.1
tvOS<16.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.2
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
Fortinet FortiOS IPS Engine

Remedy

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Peer vulnerabilities

(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-48618?

    CVE-2022-48618 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation leading to memory corruption and unauthorized access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-48618?

    To fix CVE-2022-48618, users should update affected Apple and Fortinet products to the latest versions as specified by their vendors.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2022-48618?

    CVE-2022-48618 affects multiple products including Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Fortinet FortiOS.

  • What type of issue is CVE-2022-48618?

    CVE-2022-48618 involves a logic issue leading to memory corruption and an out-of-bounds write vulnerability.

  • Has CVE-2022-48618 been exploited in the wild?

    Yes, CVE-2022-48618 has been reported as actively exploited in the wild, emphasizing the urgency of applying patches.

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