Apple watchOS up to 5.2.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple watchOS up to 5.2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8583. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 5.2.0 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2019. The weakness was released 05/13/2019 by Venustech with Tencent Xuanwu Lab as HT210122 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8583 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371784 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT210123)).

Upgrading to version 5.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-134869, VDB-134870, VDB-134871 and VDB-134872. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 5.2.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210122
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Tencent Xuanwu Lab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134986
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 09:36
Updated: 09/19/2023 09:46
Changes: 05/15/2019 09:36 (64), 06/11/2020 18:11 (3), 09/19/2023 09:46 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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