The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2.…

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination
• CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Apple · iOS and iPadOS

  • affected unspecified – < 16.2

• Apple · iOS and iPadOS

  • affected unspecified – < 15.7

References (4)

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2022-42846](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2022-42846.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-42846)

Record last updated 21 Apr 2025, 15:09 UTC.