7.1

CVE-2022-29458: apple macos Out-of-bounds Read

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-29458SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1SUSE-SU-2022:2718-1
Published 18-04-2022Last modified 09-06-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-29458 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.33%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 4
USN-5477-1USN-6099-1CGA-J7FQ-GH4R-PJQGCGA-PW6R-GJ68-HJCH

Timeline

  1. 18-04-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.

CVSS metrics

9 scores · 8 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 1.34% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (lists.gnu.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat11 products
  • ncurses< 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | < 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
  • ncurses-base< 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | < 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
  • ncurses-c++-libs< 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | < 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
  • ncurses-c++-libs-debuginfo< 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | < 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
  • ncurses-compat-libs-debuginfo< 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | < 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2 | < 0:6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
Suse11 products
  • ncurses&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
Opensuse3 products
  • ncurses&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
  • ncurses&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 6.1-150000.5.12.1
Debian2 products
  • ncurses< 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u3 | < 6.3+20220423-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Alpine1 product
  • ncurses< 6.2_p20210109-r1 | < 6.2_p20210612-r1 | < 6.3_p20211120-r1 | < 6.3_p20220416-r0
Apple1 product
Chainguard1 product
  • ncursesAll versions (No fix recorded)
Invisible-island1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ncurses< 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2 | < 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2 | < 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | < 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | < 6.3-2ubuntu0.1
Wolfi1 product
  • ncursesAll versions (No fix recorded)

10 vendors · 33 products

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