Apple TV <= 7.2.2 Bluetooth Remote Code Execution (BlueBorne)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103223

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Synopsis

The remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the remote Apple TV device is a version equal or prior to 7.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. A flaw exists related to the BlueTooth subsystem that could allow remote code execution in the context of the privileged Bluetooth service. This issue is also known as 'BlueBorne'.

Solution

Upgrade to a 4th Generation Apple TV device running tvOS 9.0 or higher.
There is currently no fix available for 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation Apple TV devices.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103223

File Name: appletv_blueborne.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/14/2017

Updated: 11/12/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14315

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:apple_tv

Required KB Items: AppleTV/Version, AppleTV/URL, AppleTV/Port

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14315

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