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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component FontParser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Memory). 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. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in FontParser in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted font file.
The weakness was presented 09/20/2016 by YoungJin Yoon with Apple as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4718 since 05/11/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow existed in the handling of font files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93776 (Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 3 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 (93776). See 91603, 91618, 91993 and 91997 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Name: MemoryClass: Memory corruption / Memory
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93776
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 3
Timeline
05/11/2016 🔍09/20/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207141
Researcher: YoungJin Yoon
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4718 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:59Updated: 09/21/2022 08:35
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:59 (59), 04/26/2019 08:38 (25), 09/21/2022 08:35 (4)
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