Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1680. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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:

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly clear the search history when it is cleared from the Settings application, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the search history.

The weakness was presented 06/18/2009 by Joshua as HT3639 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1680 since 05/20/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 (51213), SecurityFocus (BID 35448†), OSVDB (55240†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47645†). See VDB-48670, VDB-48669, VDB-48667 and VDB-48666 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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06/15/2017 +821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3639
Researcher: Joshua
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48668
X-Force: 51213
SecurityFocus: 35448 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Safari Search History Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55240 - Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod Touch Settings Application History Clearing Information Persistence
Vulnerability Center: 47645 - Apple iOS 1.0 Through 2.2.1 Local Information Disclosure due to a Flaw in Safari, Low
Vupen: ADV-2009-1621

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 06/15/2017 11:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (61), 06/15/2017 11:35 (5)
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