Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 WebKit information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-2815. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from a fragment identifier by leveraging access to an IFRAME element associated with a different domain.

The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2012 by Elie Bursztein, Baptiste Gourdin, Gustav Rydstedt and Dan Boneh (Inferno) with Stanford University Security Laboratory as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2815 since 05/19/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 04/14/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59750 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120297 (Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 (76552), Tenable (59750), SecurityFocus (BID 54203†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35456†). The entries VDB-5585, VDB-5586, VDB-5587 and VDB-5588 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 59750
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (ff922811-c096-11e1-b0f4-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71529
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

Timelineinfo

05/19/2012 🔍
06/26/2012 +38 days 🔍
06/27/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2012 +1 days 🔍
07/03/2012 +5 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +78 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/14/2021 +3127 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Elie Bursztein, Baptiste Gourdin, Gustav Rydstedt , Dan Boneh (Inferno)
Organization: Stanford University Security Laboratory
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6507

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X-Force: 76552
SecurityFocus: 54203 - Google Chrome Prior to 20.0.1132.43 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 35456 - Google Chrome Before 20.0.1132.43 Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/14/2021 12:07
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (77), 04/14/2017 13:45 (9), 04/14/2021 12:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D6C:103

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