Apple iOS up to 12.1.4 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-7293. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was published 03/25/2019 with Google as HT209599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-7293 since 01/31/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371712 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2019-3-25-2)).

Upgrading to version 12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-132233, VDB-132234, VDB-132235 and VDB-132236. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.2

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01/31/2019 🔍
03/25/2019 +53 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209599
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-7293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132250
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 02:39 PM
Updated: 06/09/2024 03:47 PM
Changes: 03/26/2019 02:39 PM (62), 05/20/2020 10:58 AM (3), 08/07/2023 02:11 PM (4), 06/09/2024 03:47 PM (16)
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