Apple watchOS up to 9.4 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-32372. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory.

The weakness was published 05/18/2023 by Meysam Firouzi as HT213764 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32372. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory

Upgrading to version 9.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36616). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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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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Upgrade: watchOS 9.5

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
01/01/2026 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213764
Researcher: Meysam Firouzi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229565
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:28
Updated: 01/01/2026 00:51
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:28 (19), 05/20/2023 08:31 (27), 06/15/2023 09:23 (1), 12/05/2024 23:46 (36), 01/01/2026 00:51 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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