Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2 Natural Language Processing input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Natural Language Processing. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6219. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 5.1.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Natural Language Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was presented 01/22/2019 with Tencent as HT209448 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-6219 since 01/11/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121393 (macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 c. 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 (121393) and SecurityFocus (BID 106323†). See VDB-128295, VDB-130034, VDB-130004 and VDB-130005 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 121393
Nessus Name: macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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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01/22/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2019 +2 days 🔍
07/03/2023 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209448
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6219 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6219
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130068
SecurityFocus: 106323 - SQLite CVE-2018-20346 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2019 14:40
Updated: 07/03/2023 06:38
Changes: 01/23/2019 14:40 (68), 05/04/2020 20:38 (13), 07/03/2023 06:38 (4)
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