VDB-161353 · CVE-2020-9992 · HT211850

Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.7 IDE Device Support privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IDE Device Support. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-9992. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component IDE Device Support. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2020 by Dany Lisiansky and Nikias Bassen as HT211850 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9992. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed by encrypting communications over the network to devices running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7.

A public exploit has been developed by Dany Lisiansky/Nikias Bassen (@danyl931/@pimskeks) in C/Obj-C/Go/Python and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 14.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-161350, VDB-161351, VDB-161352 and VDB-161354 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: Dany Lisiansky/Nikias Bassen (@danyl931/@pimskeks)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.0

Timelineinfo

09/16/2020 🔍
09/16/2020 +0 days 🔍
09/17/2020 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2020 +7 days 🔍
09/25/2020 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211850
Researcher: Dany Lisiansky, Nikias Bassen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161353
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 07:00
Updated: 09/25/2020 15:49
Changes: 09/17/2020 07:00 (45), 09/25/2020 15:47 (3), 09/25/2020 15:48 (5), 09/25/2020 15:49 (1)
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Committer: Anonymous User
Cache ID: 216::103

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