Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 13.7 Phone improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Phone. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-9946. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 13.7 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Phone. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2020 by Daniel Larsson with iolight AB as HT211850 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9946. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/17/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.0

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09/16/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211850
Researcher: Daniel Larsson
Organization: iolight AB
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161357
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 06:57
Updated: 09/17/2020 07:02
Changes: 09/17/2020 06:57 (48), 09/17/2020 07:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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