Apple Watch OS 1.0 Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Watch OS 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-1117. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Watch OS 1.0 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/19/2015 by Mark Mentovai with Google as HT204870 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1117 since 01/16/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82712 (Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123515 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82712), SecurityFocus (BID 73981†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52568†). Further details are available at scip.ch. The entries VDB-74026, VDB-74028, VDB-74029 and VDB-74030 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 82712
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch OS 1.0.1

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01/16/2015 🔍
04/08/2015 +82 days 🔍
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05/19/2015 +39 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204870
Researcher: Mark Mentovai
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75459
SecurityFocus: 73981
SecurityTracker: 1032048
Vulnerability Center: 52568 - Apple MacOS X Local Code Execution via the \x27setreuid\x27 and \x27setregid\x27 System Call Implementations - CVE-2015-1117, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2015 10:45
Updated: 12/01/2024 12:32
Changes: 05/20/2015 10:45 (64), 10/08/2018 15:09 (15), 05/18/2022 04:10 (3), 05/18/2022 04:23 (1), 12/01/2024 12:32 (16)
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