Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.8 Face ID authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Face ID. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30863. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Face ID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2021 by Wish Wu as HT212814 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30863. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may be able to authenticate via Face ID

Upgrading to version 15.0 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 by improving Face ID anti-spoofing models.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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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/iPadOS 15.0

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04/13/2021 🔍
09/20/2021 +160 days 🔍
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09/21/2021 +1 days 🔍
09/30/2021 +9 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212814
Researcher: Wish Wu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30863 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30863
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183107
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2021 11:36
Updated: 09/30/2021 14:53
Changes: 09/21/2021 11:36 (18), 09/21/2021 11:39 (29), 09/30/2021 14:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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