Apple iOS up to 11.2 Files Widget information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS up to 11.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Files Widget. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-4168. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 11.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Files Widget. 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.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was released 03/29/2018 by Don Moore (xisigr) with Tencent as HT208693 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4168 since 01/02/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

The File Widget was displaying cached data when in the locked state. This issue was addressed with improved state management.

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-115296, VDB-115297 and VDB-115298. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.3

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01/02/2018 🔍
03/29/2018 +86 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208693
Researcher: Don Moore (xisigr)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115301
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 19:24
Updated: 02/06/2021 16:29
Changes: 03/31/2018 19:24 (66), 01/18/2020 16:56 (7), 02/06/2021 16:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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