VDB-123925 · CVE-2018-6975 · BID 105356

AirWatch Agent up to 5.8.0 on iOS Data Protection cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in AirWatch Agent up to 5.8.0 on iOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Data Protection. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-6975. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AirWatch Agent up to 5.8.0 on iOS (iOS App Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Data Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The AirWatch Agent for iOS prior to 5.8.1 contains a data protection vulnerability whereby the files and keychain entries in the Agent are not encrypted.

The bug was discovered 09/05/2018. The weakness was published 09/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at vmware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6975 since 02/13/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105356†). Similar entry is available at VDB-123926. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirWatch Agent 5.8.1

Timelineinfo

02/13/2018 🔍
09/05/2018 +203 days 🔍
09/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2018 +5 days 🔍
09/11/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +1707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-6975 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123925
SecurityFocus: 105356 - VMware AirWatch Agent for iOS CVE-2018-6975 Local Security Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1041604

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2018 10:06
Updated: 05/16/2023 07:37
Changes: 09/12/2018 10:06 (63), 03/23/2020 07:23 (4), 05/16/2023 07:37 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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