Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 ICU Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ICU. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-5922. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component ICU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in International Components for Unicode (ICU) before 53.1.0, as used in Apple OS X before 10.11 and watchOS before 2, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/23/2015 by Mark Brand with Google Project Zero as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5922 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 11/21/2024). The advisory points out:

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in ICU versions prior to 53.1.0. These issues were addressed by updating ICU to version 55.1.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370192 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3)).

Upgrading to version 2 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 SecurityFocus (BID 76911†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54845†). See VDB-78082, VDB-78083, VDB-78089 and VDB-78094 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 October-15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch 2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205213
Researcher: Mark Brand
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78103
SecurityFocus: 76911 - ICU CVE-2015-5922 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 54845 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11 Unspecified Vulnerability in ICU - CVE-2015-5922, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2015 10:10
Updated: 11/21/2024 13:33
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:10 (56), 05/11/2018 13:06 (16), 06/19/2022 12:12 (3), 11/21/2024 13:33 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:B93:103

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