Apple iOS up to 11.0.3 Messages information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.0.3 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Messages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Messages" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to view arbitrary photos via a Reply With Message action in the lock-screen state.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2017 by Miguel Alvarado as HT208222 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13844 since 08/30/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A lock screen issue allowed access to photos via Reply With Message on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105080 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370677 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105080). The entries 106777, 107566, 108975 and 109075 are pretty similar.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 105080
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 64745
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Upgrade: iOS 11.1

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10/31/2017 +62 days 🔍
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11/03/2017 +3 days 🔍
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12/07/2017 +8 days 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208222
Researcher: Miguel Alvarado
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13844 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039703
SecurityFocus: 101981 - Apple macOS CVE-2017-13872 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 11/03/2017 15:39
Updated: 01/22/2021 17:53
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:39 (73), 12/04/2019 08:21 (13), 01/22/2021 17:53 (3)
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