Apple watchOS up to 4.2 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was shared 03/29/2018 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as HT208696 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4121 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118453 (openSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2018-1288)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370850 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities.(HT208694)).

Upgrading to version 4.3 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 (118453) and Exploit-DB (44427).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 118453
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2018-1288)
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OpenVAS ID: 53931
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates(HT208697)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208696
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4121 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040604

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 19:41
Updated: 02/07/2021 08:52
Changes: 03/31/2018 19:41 (68), 01/19/2020 08:24 (16), 02/07/2021 08:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 18:131:103

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