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A vulnerability has been found in Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
The Profiles component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, when installing a configuration profile, can replace the password policy from Exchange ActiveSync with a weaker password policy, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the intended policy.
The weakness was disclosed 06/18/2009 with Apple as HT3639 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1679 since 05/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (51212). The entries 48670, 48669, 48668 and 48666 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
05/20/2009 🔍06/17/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT3639
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1679 (🔍)
X-Force: 51212
Vulnerability Center: 47639 - Apple iOS 1.0 Through 2.2.1 Local Security Bypass due to an Error in the Profiles Component, Low
SecurityFocus: 35436 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Configuration Profile Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55239 - Apple iPhone / iPod Touch Configuration Profile Exchange ActiveSync Passcode Policy Weakness
Vupen: ADV-2009-1621
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 06/15/2017 11:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (60), 06/15/2017 11:33 (6)
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