Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 Data Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Data Protection. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-0957. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Data Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Data Protection in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to bypass intended limits on incorrect passcode entry, and consequently avoid a configured Erase Data setting, by leveraging the presence of an app in the third-party sandbox.

The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2013 by Jin Han, Qiang Yan and Su Mon Kywe as APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 as confirmed mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

A privilege separation issue existed in Data Protection. An app within the third-party sandbox could repeatedly attempt to determine the user's passcode regardless of the user's "Erase Data" setting. This issue was addressed by requiring additional entitlement checks.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0957 since 01/10/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69984 (Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version iOS 7.0 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 databases at X-Force (87244), Tenable (69984), SecurityFocus (BID 62521†), OSVDB (97431†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42740†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-9014, VDB-9017, VDB-9018 and VDB-9019 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 69984
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS iOS 7.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7
Researcher: Jin Han, Qiang Yan, Su Mon Kywe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10317
X-Force: 87244
SecurityFocus: 62521
OSVDB: 97431
SecurityTracker: 1029054
Vulnerability Center: 42740 - Apple iOS <7 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability in Data Protection, Medium

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

Created: 09/20/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/25/2021 08:23
Changes: 09/20/2013 10:34 (71), 05/18/2017 17:37 (1), 05/25/2021 08:21 (3), 05/25/2021 08:22 (2), 05/25/2021 08:23 (2)
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