Apple watchOS up to 7.5 Identity Service access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 7.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Identity Service. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-30773. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.5 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Identity Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/19/2021 by Linus Henze as HT212605 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30773. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to bypass code signing checks

Upgrading to version 7.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: watchOS 7.6

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
07/19/2021 +97 days 🔍
07/19/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2021 +4 days 🔍
07/28/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212605
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179546

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2021 10:00
Updated: 07/28/2021 08:49
Changes: 07/23/2021 10:00 (18), 07/23/2021 10:03 (28), 07/28/2021 08:49 (1)
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