Apple watchOS up to 4.3.0 Security information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.3.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-4224. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.3.0 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2018 as HT208851 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4224 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110384 (Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370987 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208852)).

Upgrading to version 4.3.1 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 (110384) and SecurityFocus (BID 104378†). The entries VDB-118648, VDB-118652, VDB-118657 and VDB-118659 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110384
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.3.1

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01/02/2018 🔍
05/29/2018 +147 days 🔍
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06/01/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/03/2018 +2 days 🔍
06/06/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/08/2018 +2 days 🔍
03/20/2023 +1746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208851
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118722
SecurityFocus: 104378 - Apple macOS/iCloud/iOS/watchOS/tvOS/iTunes CVE-2018-4224 Local Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041027

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2018 14:42
Updated: 03/20/2023 14:38
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:42 (67), 02/12/2020 15:16 (14), 03/20/2023 14:38 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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