Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 User Interface authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component User Interface. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4232. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.1 through 2.1 does not restrict an IFRAME s content display to the boundaries of the IFRAME, which allows remote attackers to spoof a user interface via a crafted HTML document.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2008. The weakness was published 11/21/2008 by Haifei Li (Shadow) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4232 since 09/24/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46763), SecurityFocus (BID 32394†), OSVDB (50029†), Secunia (SA32756†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021272†). Similar entries are available at VDB-43511, VDB-45186, VDB-45184 and VDB-45183. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Haifei Li (Shadow)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45185
X-Force: 46763
SecurityFocus: 32394 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32756 - Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50029 - Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod Touch iframe Element XSS
SecurityTracker: 1021272
Vulnerability Center: 21322 - Apple iPhone 2.0-2.1 and iPod Touch 2.1 IFRAME Remote Spoofing Vulnerability via Crafted HTML File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3232

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/30/2019 21:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/30/2019 21:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:8C1:103

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