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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
The bug was discovered 03/31/2017. The weakness was shared 04/02/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Security Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2490 since 12/01/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99264 (Apple TV < 10.2 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 3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99264) and Exploit-DB (41804). The entries 98613, 98614, 98618 and 98619 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 99264
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍03/27/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Security Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2490 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 97301 - Apple iOS/macOS/WatchOS/tvOS CVE-2017-2490 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2490 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/02/2017 13:38Updated: 08/27/2020 16:39
Changes: 04/02/2017 13:38 (76), 08/27/2020 16:39 (7)
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