Apple watchOS up to 7.3.3 ImageIO Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 7.3.3. This affects an unknown part of the component ImageIO. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-1880. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.3.3 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/26/2021 by Xingwei Lin as HT212324 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-1880. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 7.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.4

Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
04/26/2021 +138 days 🔍
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04/27/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/01/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212324
Researcher: Xingwei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174077

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2021 11:19
Updated: 05/01/2021 11:31
Changes: 04/27/2021 11:19 (18), 04/27/2021 11:22 (27), 05/01/2021 11:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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