Apple iOS up to 11.1.2 Kernel information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 11.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2017. The weakness was shared 12/02/2017 by Brandon Azad with Google Project Zero as HT208334 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13868 since 08/30/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Multiple validation issues were addressed with improved input sanitization.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105612 (Apple TV < 11.2 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 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 11.2 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 Tenable (105612) and Exploit-DB (44234). The entries 106777, 107566, 109077 and 109291 are related to this item.

Productinfo

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Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 105612
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64745
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.2

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08/30/2017 🔍
12/02/2017 +94 days 🔍
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12/06/2017 +4 days 🔍
12/10/2017 +4 days 🔍
12/25/2017 +15 days 🔍
01/05/2018 +11 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +1117 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208334
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13868 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039952
SecurityFocus: 102100 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2017 09:01
Updated: 01/26/2021 10:38
Changes: 12/10/2017 09:01 (78), 12/13/2019 08:52 (11), 01/26/2021 10:38 (3)
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