Apple watchOS up to 2.x Kernel resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4772. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unintended lock) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 by Marc Heuse as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4772 since 05/11/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A lock handling issue was addressed through improved lock handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93776 (Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

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 databases at Tenable (93776) and SecurityFocus (BID 93054†). The entries VDB-91603, VDB-91618, VDB-91993 and VDB-91997 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93776
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3

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09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207141
Researcher: Marc Heuse
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92112
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2016 11:59
Updated: 09/21/2022 08:42
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:59 (57), 04/26/2019 09:10 (24), 09/21/2022 08:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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