Apple watchOS up to 4.1 Wi-Fi KRACK 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to 7pk security (KRACK). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-13080. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (KRACK). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key (GTK) during the group key handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2017. The weakness was published 12/05/2017 by Mathy Vanhoef as HT208325 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13080 since 08/22/2017. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in the handling of state transitions. This was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103917 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2017:2745-1) (KRACK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 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 Tenable (103917) and SecurityFocus (BID 101274†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80765, VDB-81483, VDB-81521 and VDB-99400. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: KRACK
Class: 7pk security / KRACK
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 103917
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2017:2745-1) (KRACK)
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OpenVAS ID: 53378
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3999-1 (wpa - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2

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08/22/2017 🔍
10/16/2017 +55 days 🔍
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10/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/05/2017 +48 days 🔍
12/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2017 +6 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +1142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208325
Researcher: Mathy Vanhoef
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110465

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SecurityFocus: 101274 - WPA2 Key Reinstallation Multiple Security Weaknesses
SecurityTracker: 1039572

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2017 12:11
Updated: 01/26/2021 16:33
Changes: 12/11/2017 12:11 (83), 12/13/2019 16:15 (5), 01/26/2021 16:33 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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