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CVE-2022-22601: About the security content of Xcode 13.3
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Xcode 13.3. Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
This document describes the security content of Xcode 13.3.
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Xcode 13.3
Released March 14, 2022
iTMSTransporter
Available for: macOS Monterey 12 and later
Impact: Multiple issues in iTMSTransporter
Description: Multiple issues were addressed with updating FasterXML jackson-databind and Apache Log4j2.
CVE-2019-14379
CVE-2021-44228
otool
Available for: macOS Monterey 12 and later
Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2022-22601: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22602: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22603: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22604: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22605: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22606: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22607: hjy79425575
CVE-2022-22608: hjy79425575
Additional recognition
iTMSTransporter
We would like to acknowledge Anthony Shaw of Microsoft for their assistance.
ld64
We would like to acknowledge Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of Alibaba Security Pandora Lab for their assistance.
Xcode IDE
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
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Published Date: March 14, 2022