Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 IOSerialFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IOSerialFamily. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5139. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple iOS up to 6.1.4 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component IOSerialFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The IOSerialFamily driver in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) via a crafted application.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2013 by @dent1zt as APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 as confirmed mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is shared for download at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5139 since 08/15/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121815 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1)).

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), SecurityFocus (BID 52107†) and Secunia (SA54886†). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-4661, VDB-5610, VDB-8303 and VDB-8559 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 830874
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities -08 Sep14
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS iOS 7.0

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09/18/2013 +34 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7
Researcher: @dent1zt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5139 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5139
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10324

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SecurityFocus: 52107
Secunia: 54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029054

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 09/20/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/25/2021 08:58
Changes: 09/20/2013 10:34 (78), 03/24/2019 13:57 (2), 05/25/2021 08:56 (2), 05/25/2021 08:58 (2)
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