Apple watchOS up to 3.1.0 Accounts improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Accounts. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7651. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1.0 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Accounts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was released 12/12/2016 with Trend Micro as HT207426 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7651 since 09/09/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed through improved sanitization.

Upgrading to version 3.1.1 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 94851†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94138, VDB-94131, VDB-94142 and VDB-94143. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.1.1

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09/09/2016 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207426
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94141
SecurityFocus: 94851 - Apple iOS and watchOS CVE-2016-7651 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037429

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2016 19:44
Updated: 10/05/2022 23:32
Changes: 12/13/2016 19:44 (62), 06/25/2019 09:22 (8), 10/05/2022 23:32 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D88:103

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