Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1 Heimdal state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Heimdal. Such manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30697. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Heimdal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2021 by Gabe Kirkpatrick as HT212533 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30697. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information

Upgrading to version 7.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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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Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: watchOS 7.5

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
05/24/2021 +41 days 🔍
05/24/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/28/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212533
Researcher: Gabe Kirkpatrick
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175652

Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2021 12:08
Updated: 05/28/2021 07:46
Changes: 05/25/2021 12:08 (7), 05/25/2021 12:09 (12), 05/25/2021 12:12 (27), 05/28/2021 07:46 (4)
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