Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-22612

High

Published: 18 March 2022

Published
18 March 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0029 52.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-22612 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Apple Itunes. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 47.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap…

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corruption.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
itunes
≤ 12.12.3
apple
ipados
≤ 15.4
apple
iphone os
≤ 15.4
apple
macos
12.0 — 12.3
apple
tvos
≤ 15.4
apple
watchos
≤ 8.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References