Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2 Wi-Fi access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Wi-Fi. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9417. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.2.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Broadcom BCM43xx Wi-Fi chips allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka the "Broadpwn" issue.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2017. The weakness was presented 07/19/2017 by Nitay Artenstein with Exodus Intelligence as HT207925 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9417 since 06/03/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176821 (Debian Security Update for firmware-nonfree (DLA 1573-1)).

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 Exploit-DB (44268), Tenable (101957) and SecurityFocus (BID 99482†). See VDB-80765, VDB-81483, VDB-81521 and VDB-97206 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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 Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207922
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2.3

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06/03/2017 🔍
06/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
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07/05/2017 +31 days 🔍
07/19/2017 +14 days 🔍
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07/25/2017 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207925
Researcher: Nitay Artenstein
Organization: Exodus Intelligence
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104163

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SecurityFocus: 99482 - Google Android Broadcom components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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

Created: 07/20/2017 15:14
Updated: 06/06/2024 19:23
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:14 (70), 10/29/2019 20:45 (16), 01/04/2021 18:21 (3), 06/06/2024 19:23 (24)
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