Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 Lockscreen information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Lockscreen. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4361. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Lockscreen. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app.

The weakness was published 09/17/2014 by Andreas Kurtz and Markus Troßbach (evad3rs) with Binamuse VRT as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4361 since 06/20/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (96094), SecurityFocus (BID 69882†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46158†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13148, VDB-66956, VDB-66959 and VDB-67579. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Researcher: Andreas Kurtz, Markus Troßbach (evad3rs)
Organization: Binamuse VRT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67575

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X-Force: 96094
SecurityFocus: 69882 - RETIRED: Apple iOS Prior to iOS 8 and TV Prior to TV 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1030866
Vulnerability Center: 46158 - Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices Remote Information Disclosure due to Insufficient Access Control - CVE-2014-4361, Medium

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

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/16/2022 09:04
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (66), 06/06/2017 08:32 (7), 02/16/2022 09:04 (3)
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