Apple iOS up to 10.x Kernel information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.x. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-13873. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.x (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive network-activity information about arbitrary apps via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2017. The weakness was released 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13873 since 08/30/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 196 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Apple

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• iOS

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• 10.x

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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