Description
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..
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 16.2 |
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 13.1 |
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 15.7 |
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 16.1 |
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 16.2 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42856US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 15, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Dec 14, 2022
- NVD status
- Analyzed