Apple watchOS up to 4.1 IOKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-7162. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 12/21/2017. The weakness was presented 12/27/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7162 since 03/17/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105612 (Apple TV < 11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370677 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105612). See VDB-110371, VDB-110372, VDB-110374 and VDB-110375 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 105612
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54322
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2

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03/17/2017 🔍
12/04/2017 +262 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +17 days 🔍
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12/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/05/2018 +8 days 🔍
08/18/2024 +2417 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-7162 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7162
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111133
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2017 09:54
Updated: 08/18/2024 16:38
Changes: 12/28/2017 09:54 (66), 12/28/2019 14:34 (7), 08/18/2024 16:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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