libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd IPv4 TCP Socket common/socket.c socket_create access control

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A vulnerability has been found in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function socket_create of the file common/socket.c of the component IPv4 TCP Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on iOS devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.

The weakness was released 06/13/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5104 since 05/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91533 (openSUSE Security Update : libimobiledevice / libusbmuxd (openSUSE-2016-698)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91533).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91533
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libimobiledevice / libusbmuxd (openSUSE-2016-698)
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OpenVAS ID: 55060
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libimobiledevice FEDORA-2016-80078b50d7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Advisory: USN-3026-1
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CVE: CVE-2016-5104 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2016 09:13
Updated: 08/23/2022 15:30
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:13 (57), 01/20/2019 13:23 (12), 08/23/2022 15:30 (5)
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