Apple watchOS up to 4.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-7165. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2018. The weakness was released 04/03/2018 by Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz) with Theori (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at usn.ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7165 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106594 (Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106594) and SecurityFocus (BID 102775†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-110748, VDB-110749, VDB-110750 and VDB-110751. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 106594
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)
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OpenVAS ID: 54558
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for webkitgtk4 FEDORA-2018-43712163de
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2

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03/17/2017 🔍
01/22/2018 +311 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +10 days 🔍
02/05/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +57 days 🔍
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02/26/2023 +1790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-43712163de
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Theori
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115611
SecurityFocus: 102775 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 14:32
Updated: 02/26/2023 14:03
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:32 (77), 01/20/2020 16:44 (6), 02/26/2023 13:56 (4), 02/26/2023 14:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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