Apple watchOS up to 3.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2482. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT207602 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2482 since 12/01/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit 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 (41796), Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97137†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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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-2017-2482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98836
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2482 - Apple - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow 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 05:40
Changes: 03/28/2017 12:01 (75), 08/25/2020 20:33 (15), 11/21/2022 14:39 (4), 10/31/2024 05:40 (16)
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