Apple watchOS up to 8.6 Wi-Fi memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 8.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32847. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2022 by Wang Yu as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32847. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2022). The advisory points out:

A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

Upgrading to version 8.7 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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.7

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06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2022 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213340
Researcher: Wang Yu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204803

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:34
Updated: 08/16/2022 15:22
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:34 (18), 07/21/2022 22:37 (28), 08/16/2022 15:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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