Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2 Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-7028. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT207925 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7028 since 03/17/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101957 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2017-003)), 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 l.

Upgrading to version 3.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101957) and SecurityFocus (BID 99883†). The entries VDB-97206, VDB-101947, VDB-104147 and VDB-104101 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 101957
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2017-003)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities HT207922
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207925
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104157
SecurityFocus: 99883 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 15:15
Updated: 01/04/2021 17:46
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:15 (68), 10/29/2019 20:03 (16), 01/04/2021 17:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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