Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 ICU memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ICU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2015 by Pedro Ribeiro with Agile Information Security as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8146 since 10/10/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/16/2022). 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 85162 (Debian DSA-3323-1 : icu - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171250 (OpenSUSE Security Update for icu (openSUSE-SU-2018:1422-1)).

Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85162). The entries 75527, 75528, 77828 and 77762 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 85162
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3323-1 : icu - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

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05/05/2015 +207 days 🔍
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09/16/2015 +114 days 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Organization: Agile Information Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8146 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 74457 - ICU Project ICU4C Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 09/18/2015 13:09
Updated: 06/16/2022 07:30
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (56), 12/25/2017 12:28 (17), 06/16/2022 07:24 (3), 06/16/2022 07:30 (1)
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