Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 Find My iPhone 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Find My iPhone. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7638. Attacking locally is a requirement. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Find My iPhone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Find My iPhone" component, which allows physically proximate attackers to disable this component by bypassing authentication.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/12/2016 by Miguel Alvarado with NCC Group as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7638 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211. The advisory points out:

A state management issue existed in the handling of authentication information. This issue was addressed through improved storage of account information.

Upgrading to version 10.2 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 SecurityFocus (BID 94850†). The entries VDB-93760, VDB-94138, VDB-94129 and VDB-94130 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2

Timelineinfo

09/09/2016 🔍
12/12/2016 +94 days 🔍
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10/05/2022 +2053 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207422
Researcher: Miguel Alvarado
Organization: NCC Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94132
SecurityFocus: 94850 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2016-12-12-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037429

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2016 19:39
Updated: 10/05/2022 21:50
Changes: 12/13/2016 19:39 (67), 06/25/2019 09:03 (7), 10/05/2022 21:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C0F:103

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