Apple watchOS up to 3.1 Kernel numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple watchOS up to 3.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2474. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was shared 03/27/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT207602 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2474 since 12/01/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

An off-by-one issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99264 (Apple TV < 10.2 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).

Upgrading to version 3.2 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 Exploit-DB (41793), Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97137†). The entries VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 99264
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 3.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207602
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98834
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2474 - Apple - Multiple Products - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 12:01
Updated: 10/31/2024 00:41
Changes: 03/28/2017 12:01 (84), 08/25/2020 18:34 (6), 11/21/2022 14:31 (5), 10/31/2024 00:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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