Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 Security information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Security. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-4224. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Security. 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, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was shared 05/29/2018 as HT208848 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4224 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110384 (Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370987 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208852)).

Upgrading to version 11.4 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 (110384) and SecurityFocus (BID 104378†). The entries VDB-118648, VDB-118652, VDB-118657 and VDB-118659 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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
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Nessus ID: 110384
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.4

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05/29/2018 +147 days 🔍
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03/21/2023 +1747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208848
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118779
SecurityFocus: 104378 - Apple macOS/iCloud/iOS/watchOS/tvOS/iTunes CVE-2018-4224 Local Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041027

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

Created: 06/03/2018 14:55
Updated: 03/21/2023 07:31
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:55 (78), 02/13/2020 07:30 (5), 03/21/2023 07:31 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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