Apple watchOS up to 2.x GeoServices Location information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component GeoServices. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (Location). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4719. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component GeoServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Location). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The GeoServices component in Apple iOS before 10 and watchOS before 3 does not properly restrict access to PlaceData information, which allows attackers to discover physical locations via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 09/13/2016 by Razvan Deaconescu, Mihai Chiroiu, Luke Deshotels, William Enck, Lucas Vincenzo Davi and Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi with DinoSec as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4719 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A permissions issue existed in PlaceData. This issue was addressed through improved permission validation.

Upgrading to version 3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92932†). See VDB-91604, VDB-91602, VDB-91603 and VDB-91605 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Location
Class: Information disclosure / Location
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3

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09/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207141
Researcher: Razvan Deaconescu, Mihai Chiroiu, Luke Deshotels, William Enck, Lucas Vincenzo Davi, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi
Organization: DinoSec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4719 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4719
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91618
SecurityFocus: 92932 - Apple iOS Prior to 10 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036797

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 20:59
Updated: 09/16/2022 16:56
Changes: 09/14/2016 20:59 (63), 04/17/2019 12:37 (12), 09/16/2022 16:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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