Rewterz Threat Alert – CVE-2022-42845 – Apple tvOS Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-42845

Apple tvOS could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory handling issue in kernel. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with kernel privileges.

Impact

Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2022-42845

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

Apple Apple TV
Apple tvOS 16.1

Remediation

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

Apple Security Advisory

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