VDB-10613 · OSVDB 98150 · GCVE-100-10613

Apple iOS 7.0.2 Find My iPhone Airplane Mode security check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS 7.0.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Find My iPhone. The manipulation as part of Airplane Mode leads to security check. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS 7.0.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Find My iPhone. The manipulation as part of a Airplane Mode leads to a security check vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-358. The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2013 by Ben Schlabs with Security Research Labs as not defined news (Website). The advisory is shared at reuters.com. The public release happened without involvement of Apple. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. Is an attacker able to switch the iPhone to airplane mode, the function "Find My iPhone" can not be used anymore for a remote wipe. An attacker is gaining time to lookup the owners e-mail address. By requesting the credentials, he is able to take full control over the iPhone

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting . Configure the iPhone to not allow the activation of airplane mode if the phone is locked.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (98150†). reuters.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Version

7.0.2

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Security check
CWE: CWE-358
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

10/03/2013 🔍
10/09/2013 +6 days 🔍
03/24/2019 +1992 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: reuters.com
Researcher: Ben Schlabs
Organization: Security Research Labs
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10613
OSVDB: 98150

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

Created: 10/09/2013 10:18
Updated: 03/24/2019 17:54
Changes: 10/09/2013 10:18 (51), 03/24/2019 17:54 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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