Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8766. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.0.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1, iCloud for Windows 11.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2019 by OSS-Fuzz as HT210724 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8766. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were 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.

The entries VDB-144570, VDB-144571, VDB-144572 and VDB-144573 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.1

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210724
Researcher: OSS-Fuzz
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8766 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144584
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:27
Updated: 01/31/2024 11:35
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:27 (46), 10/31/2019 08:32 (17), 01/31/2024 11:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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