Apple watchOS up to 4.1 IOSurface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOSurface. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-13861. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component IOSurface. 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.

The weakness was released 12/05/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT208325 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13861 since 08/30/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.2 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 (43320) and SecurityFocus (BID 102134†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-110370, VDB-110382, VDB-110459 and VDB-110458. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2

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08/30/2017 🔍
12/05/2017 +96 days 🔍
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12/11/2017 +6 days 🔍
12/25/2017 +14 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208325
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110456
SecurityFocus: 102134
SecurityTracker: 1039952

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

Created: 12/11/2017 12:07
Updated: 02/03/2025 10:04
Changes: 12/11/2017 12:07 (51), 11/15/2019 15:11 (19), 01/26/2021 15:42 (4), 01/26/2021 15:45 (2), 02/03/2025 10:04 (15)
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