Apple watchOS up to 6.x use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-9981. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.x (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2020 as HT211844. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9981. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.0

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
12/09/2020 +282 days 🔍
12/09/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2020 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211844
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165902

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 13:43
Updated: 12/15/2020 01:00
Changes: 12/09/2020 13:43 (32), 12/09/2020 13:46 (7), 12/15/2020 00:55 (2), 12/15/2020 01:00 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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