Apple watchOS up to 5.2.1 Digital Touch out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 5.2.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Digital Touch. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8624. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 5.2.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Digital Touch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.3. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

The weakness was published 07/22/2019 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as HT210353 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8624 since 02/18/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47158). Similar entries are available at VDB-138537, VDB-138538, VDB-138539 and VDB-138541. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 5.3

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02/18/2019 🔍
07/22/2019 +154 days 🔍
07/22/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2019 +2 days 🔍
09/29/2025 +2259 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210353
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138540
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 15:01
Updated: 09/29/2025 10:45
Changes: 07/24/2019 15:01 (64), 07/10/2020 12:30 (1), 09/29/2025 10:45 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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