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A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability.
The weakness was presented 09/20/2016 by YoungJin Yoon as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4773 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple out-of-bounds read issues existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. These were addressed through improved input validation.
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
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CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4773 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 12:02Updated: 09/21/2022 08:42
Changes: 09/26/2016 12:02 (56), 04/26/2019 09:11 (24), 09/21/2022 08:42 (4)
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