Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 Address Book cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Address Book. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4352. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Address Book. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Address Book in Apple iOS before 8 relies on the hardware UID for its encryption key, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by obtaining this UID.

The weakness was published 09/17/2014 by Jonathan Zdziarski (evad3rs) with Binamuse VRT as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4352 since 06/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (96084), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46154†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13148, VDB-66956, VDB-66959 and VDB-67579. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Jonathan Zdziarski (evad3rs)
Organization: Binamuse VRT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67565

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X-Force: 96084
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46154 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices Local Information Disclosure via Address Book - CVE-2014-4352, Low

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

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/16/2022 08:38
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (66), 06/06/2017 08:32 (7), 02/16/2022 08:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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