Apple watchOS up to 4.2 State information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.2. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component State Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-4185. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 4.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component State Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was shared 07/19/2018 as HT208696 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4185 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 112 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-115340, VDB-115341, VDB-115342 and VDB-115343 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 4.3

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
03/29/2018 +86 days 🔍
07/19/2018 +112 days 🔍
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01/11/2019 +176 days 🔍
01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2020 +472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208696
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129099
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 12:10
Updated: 04/28/2020 21:49
Changes: 01/12/2019 12:10 (61), 04/28/2020 21:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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