Apple iOS up to 12.1.2 CoreAnimation resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CoreAnimation. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6230. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 12.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component CoreAnimation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2019. The weakness was shared 01/22/2019 by Zhuo Liang with Qihoo 360 as HT209443 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-6230 since 01/11/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121391 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371589 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra Not Installed (HT209446)).

Upgrading to version 12.1.3 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 (121391) and SecurityFocus (BID 106323†). The entries VDB-128295, VDB-130034, VDB-130004 and VDB-130005 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 121391
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2019-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.1.3

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12/14/2018 🔍
01/11/2019 +28 days 🔍
01/22/2019 +11 days 🔍
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01/22/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2019 +2 days 🔍
07/02/2023 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209443
Researcher: Zhuo Liang
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-6230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130009
SecurityFocus: 106323 - SQLite CVE-2018-20346 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Created: 01/23/2019 12:36
Updated: 07/02/2023 11:06
Changes: 01/23/2019 12:36 (71), 05/04/2020 15:48 (12), 07/02/2023 11:06 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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