Process memory disclosure via ImageIO out-of-bounds read
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
Out-of-bounds read in ImageIO in macOS before 12.5, tvOS before 15.6, and watchOS before 8.7 allows attackers to disclose process memory. ImageIO reads beyond an intended memory boundary while decoding a maliciously crafted image, exposing adjacent process-memory contents. Exploitation requires a user to cause a crafted image to be processed; the reported consequence is process-memory disclosure only.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in ImageIO in macOS before 12.5, tvOS before 15.6, and watchOS before 8.7 allows attackers to disclose process memory. ImageIO reads beyond an intended memory boundary while decoding a maliciously crafted image, exposing adjacent process-memory contents. Exploitation requires a user to cause a crafted image to be processed; the reported consequence is process-memory disclosure only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32841
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- tvOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.6
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