Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6210. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel. 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 bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was published 01/22/2019 with Google as HT209448 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6210 since 01/11/2019. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121391 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371589 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra Not Installed (HT209446)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.3 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 (121391) and SecurityFocus (BID 106323†). Similar entries are available at VDB-128295, VDB-130034, VDB-130004 and VDB-130005. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 121391
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 5.1.3

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12/14/2018 🔍
01/11/2019 +28 days 🔍
01/22/2019 +11 days 🔍
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01/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2019 +2 days 🔍
07/02/2023 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209448
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130065
SecurityFocus: 106323 - SQLite CVE-2018-20346 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2019 14:40
Updated: 07/02/2023 15:51
Changes: 01/23/2019 14:40 (69), 05/04/2020 21:38 (12), 07/02/2023 15:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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