Apple watchOS up to 3.1.2 Security inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1.2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Security. Performing a manipulation results in inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4693. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 01/23/2017 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (daybreaker@Minionz) with Trend Micro as HT207487 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4693 since 05/11/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

3DES was removed as a default cipher.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95917 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370262 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-12-13-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.3 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 (95917) and SecurityFocus (BID 94905†). The entries VDB-87463, VDB-91385, VDB-91659 and VDB-93261 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 95917
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.1.3

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05/11/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +216 days 🔍
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12/16/2016 +3 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +38 days 🔍
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01/25/2017 +2 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +26 days 🔍
09/22/2024 +2771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207487
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (daybreaker@Minionz)
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95907
SecurityFocus: 94905 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4693 - Apple - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037469

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2017 11:29
Updated: 09/22/2024 22:04
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:29 (78), 07/31/2020 10:10 (8), 11/03/2022 14:14 (4), 09/22/2024 22:04 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:215:103

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