Apple iOS up to 12.2 Contacts input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 12.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Contacts. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-8598. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Contacts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 05/13/2019 with CheckPoint as HT210118 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8598 since 02/18/2019. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371813 (Apple iCloud for Windows Prior to 7.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities(HT210125)).

Upgrading to version 12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-134861, VDB-134862, VDB-134863 and VDB-134864. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.3

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02/18/2019 🔍
05/13/2019 +84 days 🔍
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09/18/2023 +1587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210118
Organization: CheckPoint
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134891
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 09:02
Updated: 09/18/2023 14:26
Changes: 05/15/2019 09:02 (65), 06/11/2020 09:39 (2), 09/18/2023 14:26 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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