PT-2017-1372 · Apple · Watchos+2

Ian Beer · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2016-7612

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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 Kernel component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. It is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to achieve the aforementioned effects.

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

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00507

CVE-2016-7612

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Watchos

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40955 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7612 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7612 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00507 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94905 · Note