Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-5896. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5868 and CVE-2015-5903.

The weakness was disclosed 09/23/2015 by Maxime Villard with m00nbsd as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5896 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

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 76764†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53161†). The entries VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch 2

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09/18/2015 +43 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205213
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Organization: m00nbsd
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5896 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78112
SecurityFocus: 76764
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53161 - Apple watchOS <2 Local Code Execution in Kernel - CVE-2015-5896, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2015 10:06
Updated: 11/21/2024 16:41
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:06 (62), 02/02/2018 09:28 (3), 06/19/2022 13:17 (3), 11/21/2024 16:41 (16)
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