Apple tvOS up to 15.2 iCloud symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 15.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component iCloud. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-22585. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.2 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component iCloud. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/26/2022 by Zhipeng Huo as HT213057 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22585. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to access a user's files

Upgrading to version 15.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization.

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

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 15.3

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +21 days 🔍
01/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213057
Researcher: Zhipeng Huo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22585 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22585
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191726

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2022 12:59
Updated: 01/29/2022 14:13
Changes: 01/27/2022 12:59 (19), 01/27/2022 13:02 (27), 01/29/2022 14:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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