Apple iOS up to 11.2 Clock information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.2. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Clock. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-4123. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Clock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. The issue involves alarm and timer handling in the "Clock" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the iTunes e-mail address.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was released 03/29/2018 by Zhiyang Zeng (xisigr) with Tencent as HT208693 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4123 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure issue existed in the handling of alarms and timers. This issue was addressed through improved access restrictions.

Upgrading to version 11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103578†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-115299, VDB-115297, VDB-115298 and VDB-115300. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208693
Researcher: Zhiyang Zeng (xisigr)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4123 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4123
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115296
SecurityFocus: 103578 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2018-3-29-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040604

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

Created: 03/31/2018 19:23
Updated: 02/06/2021 16:04
Changes: 03/31/2018 19:23 (66), 01/18/2020 16:31 (8), 02/06/2021 16:04 (2)
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