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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component removefile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The checkint division routines in removefile in Apple iOS before 9 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (overflow fault and app crash) via crafted data.
The weakness was released 09/23/2015 as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5840 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
An overflow fault existed in the checkint division routines. This issue was addressed with improved division routines.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 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 (86270). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 9015, 68413, 74127 and 77828.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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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 🔍
09/23/2015 🔍
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09/28/2015 🔍
09/30/2015 🔍
10/01/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205213
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5840 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53092 - Apple watchOS <2 Dos due to a Flaw in the Checkint Division Routines - CVE-2015-5840, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76764
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Entry
Created: 09/28/2015 10:14Updated: 06/19/2022 14:16
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:14 (59), 02/01/2018 07:30 (8), 06/19/2022 14:15 (3), 06/19/2022 14:16 (1)
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