Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 Berkeley Packet Filter Interpreter access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Berkeley Packet Filter Interpreter. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3729. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Berkeley Packet Filter Interpreter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) interpreter implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about the layout of kernel memory via a crafted program that uses a BPF interface.

The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2012 by Dan Rosenberg as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3729 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62242 (Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78724), Tenable (62242), SecurityFocus (BID 56272†), OSVDB (85627†) and Secunia (SA50586†). The entries VDB-6213, VDB-6151, VDB-6186 and VDB-6134 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 62242
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6347
X-Force: 78724 - Apple iOS Kernel CVE-2012-3729, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 56272
Secunia: 50586 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85627
Vulnerability Center: 47731 - Apple iOS <6 Berkeley Packet Filter Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Crafted Program, Low

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 10:07
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (53), 06/16/2017 04:20 (27), 04/13/2021 10:02 (4), 04/13/2021 10:07 (2)
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