A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component CoreAnimation. 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAnimation" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2018. The weakness was shared 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7171 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 110371, 110372, 110374 and 110375 are related to this item.

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