VDB-108536 · CVE-2017-7140 · BID 101000

Apple iOS up to 10.x Keyboard Suggestions information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 10.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Keyboard Suggestions. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7140. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.x (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Keyboard Suggestions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Keyboard Suggestions" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading keyboard autocorrect suggestions.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2017. The weakness was released 10/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7140 since 03/17/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/30/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101000†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11

Timelineinfo

03/17/2017 🔍
09/25/2017 +192 days 🔍
10/10/2017 +15 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +12 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2019 +768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108536
SecurityFocus: 101000 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2017-09-25-4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 10/23/2017 12:04
Updated: 11/30/2019 08:34
Changes: 10/23/2017 12:04 (63), 11/30/2019 08:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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