Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.2 HomeKit resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HomeKit. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-22588. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HomeKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 01/13/2022 as HT213043. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22588. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/13/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 15.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.2.1

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
01/13/2022 +8 days 🔍
01/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213043
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190283
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2022 19:04
Updated: 01/16/2022 09:39
Changes: 01/13/2022 19:04 (41), 01/16/2022 09:39 (1)
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