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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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 kernel in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5868 and CVE-2015-5896.
The weakness was presented 09/23/2015 with CESG as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5903 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 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.
See 9015, 68413, 77828 and 77762 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9
VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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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 🔍09/18/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205213
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5903 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53159 - Apple watchOS <2 Local Code Execution in Kernel - CVE-2015-5903, High
SecurityFocus: 76764
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Entry
Created: 09/28/2015 10:06Updated: 06/19/2022 13:23
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:06 (61), 02/02/2018 09:27 (3), 06/19/2022 13:23 (3)
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