Apple watchOS up to 3.2.3 Security certificate validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.3 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/25/2017 as HT208115 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7080 since 03/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003. The advisory points out:

A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of revocation data. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103598 (macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103598). The entries 99763, 102678, 107049 and 107050 are pretty similar.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: T1587.003

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT208144
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208115
Researcher: Sven Driemecker
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7080 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039427
SecurityFocus: 100992

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 11:39
Updated: 01/20/2021 07:21
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:39 (75), 11/29/2019 16:10 (3), 01/20/2021 07:17 (3), 01/20/2021 07:21 (3)
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