Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.0 Contact Photo information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Contact Photo Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-40851. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Contact Photo Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to access contact photos from the lock screen.
The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40851 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 18.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.1
Timeline
07/10/2024 🔍10/28/2024 🔍
10/28/2024 🔍
10/28/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-40851 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282194
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 10/28/2024 22:51Changes: 10/28/2024 22:51 (57)
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Cache ID: 216:BB3:103
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