Apple watchOS up to 14.0 Web Content integer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple watchOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Content Handler. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-44198. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS. This affects an unknown code of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44198 since 08/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-40945). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• watchOS

Version

• 2.2.2
• 3
• 3.1
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.3
• 3.2
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 4.0
• 4.2
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.3
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.4.2
• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.1.3
• 5.2
• 5.2.1
• 5.3
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.7
• 5.3.9
• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.2
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.6
• 6.2.8
• 6.2.9
• 7.0
• 7.0.3
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.3.2
• 7.3.3
• 7.4
• 7.4.1
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.6.2
• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.3
• 8.4
• 8.5
• 8.6
• 8.7
• 8.8.1
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 9.4
• 9.5
• 9.5.1
• 9.5.2
• 9.6
• 10.0
• 10.5
• 10.15.0
• 10.15.1
• 12.1
• 13.0
• 13.7
• 14.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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