Apple iOS up to 11.0 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 11.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13852. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. 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 11.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.1 is affected. watchOS before 4.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to monitor arbitrary apps via a crafted app that accesses process information at a high rate.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13852 since 08/30/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104378 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370625 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11.1 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (104378). The entries VDB-108926, VDB-108913, VDB-108914 and VDB-108915 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104378
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.1

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08/30/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 +62 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-13852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109292
SecurityFocus: 100249

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

Created: 11/13/2017 08:25
Updated: 09/10/2024 12:53
Changes: 11/13/2017 08:25 (63), 12/05/2019 16:03 (8), 01/10/2023 09:13 (3), 09/10/2024 12:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:06D:103

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