Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 IOAcceleratorFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5848. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 09/23/2015 by Filippo Bigarella (beist) as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5848 since 08/06/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in IOAcceleratorFamily. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

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 76764†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52887†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch 2

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 +41 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205213
Researcher: Filippo Bigarella (beist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78105
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 52887 - Apple watchOS <2 Local Code Execution Vulnerability in IOAcceleratorFamily, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2015 10:06
Updated: 06/19/2022 12:27
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:06 (56), 01/03/2018 09:47 (12), 06/19/2022 12:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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