Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 Audio memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Audio component in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted audio file.

The weakness was shared 09/23/2015 by YoungJin Yoon (beist) as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5862 since 08/06/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of audio files. This issue issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries 9015, 68413, 77828 and 77762 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch 2

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 +41 days 🔍
09/18/2015 +2 days 🔍
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09/28/2015 +5 days 🔍
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10/01/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/19/2022 +2453 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205213
Researcher: YoungJin Yoon (beist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5862 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53093 - Apple watchOS <2 Remote DoS via Audio File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2015 10:05
Updated: 06/19/2022 10:01
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:05 (56), 02/01/2018 07:30 (12), 06/19/2022 10:01 (3)
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