Apple iOS up to 9.0 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.0 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The software 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 released 10/21/2015 with Apple as HT205370 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7012 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86602 (Apple iTunes < 12.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124198 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-5)).

Upgrading to version 9.1 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 (86602). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 78724, 78725, 78727 and 78728.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86602
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802824
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.1

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10/21/2015 +35 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205370
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7012 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033929
SecurityFocus: 77267 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 10/22/2015 10:30 AM
Updated: 06/24/2022 09:21 AM
Changes: 10/22/2015 10:30 AM (60), 02/12/2018 08:15 AM (11), 06/24/2022 09:17 AM (4), 06/24/2022 09:21 AM (1)
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