CVE-2022-42837

critical

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.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-15

Updated: 2025-04-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03835