Apple iOS up to 7.1.1 on iPhone 5 Lock Screen improper authentication ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.1 on iPhone 5. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. Additionally, an exploit exists. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.1 on iPhone 5 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was released 06/08/2014 by EverythingApplePro as NEW How To Bypass iOS 7 LockScreen & Access ANY iPhone as not defined video (Youtube). The advisory is shared at youtube.com. The public release happened without involvement of Apple. The video contains:

In total (In case you were wondering) I spent about 2 hours finding this bypass. Worth!
An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by EverythingApplePro and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at youtube.com. It is declared as functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. ZDnet explains the attack: "Once a missed notification is received, flip up the Control Center and enable Airplane Mode. This disables any data in or out of the device. Then, swipe down on the Notification Center and tap the missed call. The device will unlock, prompting you to turn on the radio functions."

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Disable Notification View.

zdnet.com is providing further details. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: EverythingApplePro
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Recommended: Config
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Config: Disable Notification View

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06/08/2014 🔍
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06/09/2014 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +1759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: NEW How To Bypass iOS 7 LockScreen & Access ANY iPhone
Researcher: EverythingApplePro
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13481
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 06/09/2014 23:56
Updated: 04/03/2019 09:13
Changes: 06/09/2014 23:56 (56), 04/03/2019 09:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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