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 rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-5903. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Watch up to 1.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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-2015-5896.

The weakness was presented 09/23/2015 with CESG as HT205213 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5903 since 08/06/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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-53159†). See VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762 for similar entries. 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
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watch 2

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/18/2015 +43 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205213
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78113
SecurityFocus: 76764
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53159 - Apple watchOS <2 Local Code Execution in Kernel - CVE-2015-5903, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2015 10:06
Updated: 11/21/2024 17:42
Changes: 09/28/2015 10:06 (61), 02/02/2018 09:27 (3), 06/19/2022 13:23 (3), 11/21/2024 17:42 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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