Apple iOS up to 11.1.2 Mail Drafts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 11.1.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Mail Drafts. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-13860. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Mail Drafts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/02/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT208334 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-13860 since 08/30/2017. 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 $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/18/2024). 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 advisory points out:

An encryption issue existed with S/MIME credentials. The issue was addressed with additional checks and user control.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105080 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)), 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 370677 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105080) and SecurityFocus (BID 102097†). The entries VDB-108975, VDB-109077, VDB-109291 and VDB-110046 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 105080
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 801863
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-04
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208334
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110392
SecurityFocus: 102097 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2017-12-6-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039953

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

Created: 12/10/2017 09:01
Updated: 08/18/2024 12:35
Changes: 12/10/2017 09:01 (76), 12/13/2019 09:01 (7), 01/26/2021 10:53 (4), 08/18/2024 12:35 (17)
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