Apple iOS up to 12.4.1 Face ID inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 12.4.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Face ID. The manipulation leads to inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8760. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 12.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Face ID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID.

The weakness was shared 09/26/2019 by Wish Wu with Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab as HT210606 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8760 since 02/18/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID machine learning models.

Upgrading to version 13.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-142353, VDB-142348, VDB-142347 and VDB-142350 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 13.0

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02/18/2019 🔍
09/19/2019 +213 days 🔍
09/26/2019 +7 days 🔍
09/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/09/2020 +348 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210606
Researcher: Wish Wu
Organization: Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8760 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8760
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142349
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2019 07:24
Updated: 09/09/2020 17:43
Changes: 09/27/2019 07:24 (66), 09/09/2020 17:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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