PT-2022-21517 · Apple · Apple Macos

Kai Lu · Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2025-05-27 · CVE-2022-32843

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.6.8 macOS versions prior to 12.5

Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. Processing a maliciously crafted Postscript file may result in unexpected app termination or disclosure of process memory.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.6.8, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.8 or later. For macOS versions prior to 12.5, update to macOS Monterey 12.5 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of Postscript files from untrusted sources until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32843

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32843 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32843 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123745 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102872 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102891 · Note