Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.5.1 LaunchServices sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.5.1. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component LaunchServices. Such manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30677. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.5.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component LaunchServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2021 by Ron Waisberg as HT212528 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30677. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox

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 environment sanitization.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
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: Ron Waisberg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175622
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2021 09:58
Updated: 05/27/2021 17:31
Changes: 05/25/2021 09:58 (2), 05/25/2021 09:59 (16), 05/25/2021 10:02 (29), 05/27/2021 17:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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