VDB-144573 · CVE-2019-8785 · HT210724

Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1 Audio memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Audio. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8785. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Audio. 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 summary by CVE is:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2019 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT210724 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8785. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-144508, VDB-144531, VDB-144570 and VDB-144571 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.1

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 +253 days 🔍
10/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/31/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210724
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144573
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:25
Updated: 01/31/2024 10:24
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:25 (47), 10/31/2019 08:30 (17), 01/31/2024 10:24 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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