Apple watchOS up to 3.2.1 CoreFoundation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.1. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CoreFoundation. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2522. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component CoreFoundation. 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 summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreFoundation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted data.

The bug was discovered 05/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 05/22/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2522 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

Upgrading to version 3.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42049) and SecurityFocus (BID 98588†). The entries VDB-101255, VDB-101256, VDB-101257 and VDB-101258 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2.2

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05/19/2017 +169 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101577
SecurityFocus: 98588 - Apple iOS/macOS/WatchOS/tvOS CVE-2017-2522 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2522 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2017 17:07
Updated: 02/06/2025 23:04
Changes: 05/22/2017 17:07 (62), 10/01/2020 12:39 (11), 02/06/2025 23:04 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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