Apple watchOS up to 4.1 CFNetwork Session memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component CFNetwork Session. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7172. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component CFNetwork Session. 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 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. 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 "CFNetwork Session" 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 01/22/2018. The weakness was shared 04/03/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7172 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries VDB-110371, VDB-110372, VDB-110374 and VDB-110375 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 54322
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.2
Timeline
03/17/2017 🔍01/22/2018 🔍
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04/03/2018 🔍
01/20/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115619
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Entry
Created: 04/03/2018 15:36Updated: 01/20/2020 18:03
Changes: 04/03/2018 15:36 (65), 01/20/2020 18:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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