Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 17.7 Bluetooth state issue

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This affects an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. Performing a manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-44124. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This affects an unknown code of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-371. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. A malicious Bluetooth input device may bypass pairing.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44124 since 08/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/26/2024).

Upgrading to version 18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• iOS
• iPadOS

Version

• 10.15.0
• 12.4.7
• 12.5.2
• 12.5.3
• 12.7
• 13.0
• 13.0.1
• 13.1
• 13.1.1
• 13.2
• 13.3
• 13.3.1
• 13.4
• 13.4.1
• 13.5
• 13.5.1
• 13.6
• 13.7
• 14.0
• 14.2
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 14.4.1
• 14.4.2
• 14.5
• 14.5.0
• 14.5.1
• 14.6
• 14.7
• 14.7.1
• 14.8
• 15
• 15.0
• 15.0.1
• 15.0.2
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.2.1
• 15.3
• 15.3.1
• 15.4
• 15.4.1
• 15.5
• 15.6
• 15.6.1
• 15.7
• 15.7.1
• 15.7.4
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.3.1
• 16.4
• 16.4.1
• 16.5
• 16.5.1
• 16.6
• 16.6.1
• 16.7
• 16.7.2
• 16.7.3
• 16.7.6
• 17.0
• 17.0.3
• 17.1
• 17.2
• 17.3
• 17.4
• 17.4.0
• 17.5
• 17.7

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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