PT-2017-1341 · Apple · Watchos+3

Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2016-7657

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.2 macOS versions prior to 10.12.2 watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3

Description The issue involves the IOKit component and is caused by insufficient input validation. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain confidential information.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later to resolve the issue. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later to resolve the issue. For watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00466

CVE-2016-7657

Affected Products

Iokit

Ios

Apple Macos

Watchos

References · 8

• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7657 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00466 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7657 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94905 · Note