Apple iOS up to 12.2 MobileInstallation link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 12.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component MobileInstallation. Such manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-8568. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component MobileInstallation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/13/2019 by Dany Lisiansky as HT210118 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8568 since 02/18/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/07/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371785 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra Not Installed (HT210119)).

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-134865, VDB-134890, VDB-134891 and VDB-134892. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.3

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
05/13/2019 +84 days 🔍
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05/15/2019 +2 days 🔍
06/07/2024 +1850 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210118
Researcher: Dany Lisiansky
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134900
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2019 09:07
Updated: 06/07/2024 06:51
Changes: 05/15/2019 09:07 (62), 06/11/2020 10:01 (2), 09/18/2023 14:43 (4), 06/07/2024 06:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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