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A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.
The bug was discovered 07/09/2018. The weakness was presented 07/09/2018 as HT208935 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4272 since 01/02/2018. 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 advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111109 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.1.2 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171580 (OpenSUSE Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2018:2781-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.3.2 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 (111109). See 120972, 120960, 120961 and 120962 for similar entries.
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Nessus ID: 111109
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.3.2
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01/02/2018 🔍07/09/2018 🔍
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Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208935
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4272 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 07/10/2018 14:30Updated: 03/01/2020 09:12
Changes: 07/10/2018 14:30 (66), 03/01/2020 09:12 (10)
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