VDB-155683 · CVE-2020-9797 · HT211175

Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-9797. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. 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. A malicious application may be able to determine another application's memory layout.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2020 as HT211175 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9797. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

Upgrading to version 6.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-155673, VDB-155674, VDB-155675 and VDB-155676 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: watchOS 6.2.5

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
05/18/2020 +77 days 🔍
05/18/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2020 +11 days 🔍
10/19/2020 +143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211175
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155683
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:14
Updated: 10/19/2020 16:18
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:14 (45), 05/30/2020 00:19 (17), 10/19/2020 16:18 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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