Confirmed as exploited
CVE-2022-42856
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
01 / ACTION
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Apple iOS contains a type confusion vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content leading to code execution.
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42856