CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 12/02/2017. The weakness was presented 12/05/2017 by Brandon Azad with Google Project Zero as HT208325 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13868 since 08/30/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105080 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)), 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 370677 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Not Installed).
Upgrading to version 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105080) and Exploit-DB (44234). See 106777, 107566, 108975 and 109077 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 105080
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 64745
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2
Timeline
08/30/2017 🔍12/02/2017 🔍
12/05/2017 🔍
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12/06/2017 🔍
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12/11/2017 🔍
12/25/2017 🔍
01/26/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208325
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-13868 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039952
SecurityFocus: 102100 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2017 12:10Updated: 01/26/2021 16:23
Changes: 12/11/2017 12:10 (79), 12/13/2019 16:05 (11), 01/26/2021 16:23 (3)
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