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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component CoreMedia Playback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was released 01/23/2017 by daybreaker@Minionz with Huawei as HT207487 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7588 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95917 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.
Upgrading to version 3.1.3 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 (95917). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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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: 95917
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.1.3
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍12/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207487
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Huawei
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7588 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037469
SecurityFocus: 94905 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7588 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
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Entry
Created: 01/25/2017 11:23Updated: 11/03/2022 12:06
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:23 (77), 07/31/2020 08:59 (7), 11/03/2022 12:06 (4)
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