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7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 by Mark Mentovai with Google Inc. as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4753 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
A validation issue existed in signed disk images. This issue was addressed through improved size 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).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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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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Threat Intelligence
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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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09/25/2016 🔍
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09/28/2016 🔍
09/21/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207141
Researcher: Mark Mentovai
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-4753 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93059 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS CVE-2016-4753 Arbitray Code Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:59Updated: 09/21/2022 09:07
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:59 (71), 04/26/2019 09:30 (12), 09/21/2022 09:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 3:474:103
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