Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 17.4 Lockscreen state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Lockscreen. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-40839. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.4. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Lockscreen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. An attacker with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the Lock Screen.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40839 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 17.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.5

Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 🔍
01/15/2025 +189 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +58 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292079
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2025 21:19
Updated: 03/14/2025 15:32
Changes: 01/15/2025 21:19 (56), 03/14/2025 15:32 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:29C:103

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