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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. 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:
IOKit in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5844 and CVE-2015-5846.
The weakness was disclosed 09/23/2015 by Filippo Bigarella (beist) as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5845 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/19/2022). The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue existed in the kernel. This 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 pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Watch 2
Timeline
08/06/2015 🔍09/16/2015 🔍
09/18/2015 🔍
09/21/2015 🔍
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09/28/2015 🔍
06/19/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205213
Researcher: Filippo Bigarella (beist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5845 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 52889 - Apple watchOS <2 Remote Code Execution in IOKit - CVE-2015-5845, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/28/2015 10:06Updated: 06/19/2022 12:42
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:06 (56), 01/03/2018 09:48 (12), 06/19/2022 12:42 (2)
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