Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 Audio out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Audio. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-9791. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Audio. 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 iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was released 05/18/2020 by Yu Zhou with Zero Day Initiative as HT211175 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9791. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 6.2.5 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-155673, VDB-155674, VDB-155675 and VDB-155677. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.2.5

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
05/18/2020 +77 days 🔍
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05/29/2020 +11 days 🔍
10/19/2020 +143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211175
Researcher: Yu Zhou
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155676
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:11
Updated: 10/19/2020 15:32
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:11 (47), 05/30/2020 00:16 (17), 10/19/2020 15:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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