Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 Mail Attachment Data Protection improper authentication
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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Mail Attachment Data Protection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Mail in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly implement the Data Protection feature for e-mail attachments, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended passcode requirement via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was presented 09/19/2012 by Stephen Prairie and Erich Stuntebeck as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3731 since 06/19/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 04/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62242 (Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.
Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78712) and Tenable (62242). See 6213, 6151, 6186 and 6134 for similar entries.
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Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 62242
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Stephen Prairie , Erich Stuntebeck
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3731 (🔍)
X-Force: 78712
Vulnerability Center: 47729 - Apple iOS <6 Mail Local Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 56251 - Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3731 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 85643
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/21/2012 13:45Updated: 04/13/2021 10:28
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (72), 06/16/2017 04:19 (2), 04/13/2021 10:28 (4)
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