Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.5.1 ImageIO information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-30705. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.5.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 05/24/2021 by Ye Zhang as HT212528 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30705. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted ASTC file may disclose memory contents

Upgrading to version 14.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.6

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
05/24/2021 +41 days 🔍
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05/25/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/27/2021 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212528
Researcher: Ye Zhang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175616
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2021 09:56
Updated: 05/27/2021 16:45
Changes: 05/25/2021 09:56 (18), 05/25/2021 09:59 (28), 05/27/2021 16:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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