Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 Phone Lockscreen improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Phone. The manipulation leads to improper authentication (Lockscreen). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-9946. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Phone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Lockscreen). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2020 by Daniel Larsson with iolight AB as HT211844 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9946. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-161357, VDB-161362, VDB-161364 and VDB-161365 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Lockscreen
Class: Improper authentication / Lockscreen
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211844
Researcher: Daniel Larsson
Organization: iolight AB
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161363
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 07:03
Updated: 09/17/2020 07:08
Changes: 09/17/2020 07:03 (48), 09/17/2020 07:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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