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CVE-2022-42837 Detail

Description

An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.


Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-42837
NVD Published Date:
12/15/2022
NVD Last Modified:
06/07/2023
Source:
Apple Inc.