Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 IOKitUser IOCatalogue null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function IOCatalogue of the component IOKitUser. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5138. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects the function IOCatalogue of the component IOKitUser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

IOCatalogue in IOKitUser in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device crash) via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 09/18/2013 by Will Estes as APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 as confirmed mailinglist post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5138 since 08/15/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70257 (Apple TV < 6.0 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 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 Tenable (70257) and SecurityFocus (BID 52107†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. See VDB-4661, VDB-8303, VDB-8559 and VDB-8792 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS iOS 7.0

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08/15/2013 🔍
09/18/2013 +34 days 🔍
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09/19/2013 +0 days 🔍
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10/01/2013 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7
Researcher: Will Estes
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10323
SecurityFocus: 52107
SecurityTracker: 1029054

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

Created: 09/20/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/25/2021 08:54
Changes: 09/20/2013 10:34 (67), 03/24/2019 13:45 (1), 05/25/2021 08:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:EB5:103

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