Apple Safari WebKit buffer overflow | CVE-2022-32886
NAME
Apple Safari WebKit buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
Apple Safari 15.6 - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Apple Safari is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the WebKit component. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to Apple security document HT213442 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 - Reference Link:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213442
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