Apple iOS up to 4.0.0 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 4.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3429. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 4.0.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Settings component in Apple iOS before 5 stores a cleartext parental-restrictions passcode in an unspecified file, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3429 since 09/13/2011. 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 T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60026 (Apple iOS < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70559), Tenable (60026), SecurityFocus (BID 50152†), OSVDB (76331†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47742†). The entries VDB-4441, VDB-10941, VDB-59076 and VDB-59075 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 60026
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 4.0.1

Timelineinfo

09/13/2011 🔍
10/12/2011 +29 days 🔍
10/12/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2014 +1165 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +91 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59072
X-Force: 70559
SecurityFocus: 50152 - Apple iOS Parental Restrictions Passcode Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 76331
Vulnerability Center: 47742 - Apple iOS <5 Settings Component Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 03:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 06/16/2017 04:22 (5), 11/24/2021 03:17 (4)
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