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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 5.0.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. 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:
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.1, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1.
The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was released 10/29/2018 by Juwei Lin with TrendMicro as HT209195 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4413 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118573 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)), 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.
Upgrading to version 5.1 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 (118573). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 126195, 126166, 126170 and 126172.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118573
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 5.1
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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10/30/2018 🔍
10/31/2018 🔍
10/31/2018 🔍
04/08/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209195
Researcher: Juwei Lin
Organization: TrendMicro
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4413 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 09:49Updated: 04/08/2020 11:40
Changes: 10/31/2018 09:49 (67), 04/08/2020 11:40 (10)
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