Apple iOS up to 9.1 AppleMobileFileIntegrity access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 9.2 and tvOS before 9.1 does not prevent changes to access-control structures, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 12/08/2015 by PanguTeam with Apple as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7055 since 09/16/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 06/29/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

An access control issue was addressed by preventing modification of access control structures.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94050 (Apple TV < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 9.2 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 (94050). The entries 79545, 79546, 79547 and 79553 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94050
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
Researcher: PanguTeam
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7055 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034348
Vulnerability Center: 55230 - Apple iOS <9.2 Remote Code Execution in AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Critical
SecurityFocus: 78728 - Apple iOS and tvOS Multiple Arbitray Code Execution Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 12/09/2015 14:31
Updated: 06/29/2022 19:02
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:31 (53), 06/26/2018 09:07 (23), 06/29/2022 18:54 (2), 06/29/2022 19:02 (1)
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