Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.0 Custom URL Scheme sandbox

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Custom URL Scheme Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-265. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A custom URL scheme handling issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40867 since 07/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/28/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 18.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.1

Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 CVE reserved
10/28/2024 +110 days Advisory disclosed
10/28/2024 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2024 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40867 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

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Created: 10/28/2024 10:19 PM
Changes: 10/28/2024 10:19 PM (57)
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Cache ID: 34:226:40

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