Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Apple Safari Vulnerabilities

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-46700 CVSS:8.8

Apple Safari could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption issue in WebKit. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

CVE-2022-42856 CVSS:8.8

Apple Safari could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a type confusion flaw in the WebKit component. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted web content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2022-42867 CVSS:8.8

Apple Safari and tvOS could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free flaw in the WebKit component. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted web content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Impact

Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2022-46700
CVE-2022-42856
CVE-2022-42867

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

Apple Safari 16.1

Remediation

Refer to Apple Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Apple Security Advisory

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