Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.0.2 Continuity Camera Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Continuity Camera. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30903. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Continuity Camera. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2021 as HT212867 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30903. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 15.1 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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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.1

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
10/25/2021 +195 days 🔍
10/25/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2021 +2 days 🔍
10/31/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212867
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185477
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:19
Updated: 10/31/2021 09:13
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:19 (11), 10/27/2021 08:20 (6), 10/27/2021 08:23 (28), 10/31/2021 09:13 (2)
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