Apple watchOS up to 3.2.3 SQLite memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.3 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component SQLite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/25/2017 by Alex Plaskett with MWR InfoSecurity as HT208115 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7127 since 03/17/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370585 (Apple iCloud for Windows Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (HT208142)).

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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates(HT208142)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208115
Researcher: Alex Plaskett
Organization: MWR InfoSecurity
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7127 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039427
SecurityFocus: 100990 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 10/23/2017 11:39
Updated: 01/20/2021 07:59
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:39 (77), 11/29/2019 16:37 (7), 01/20/2021 07:59 (3)
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