Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1389. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 7.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2014 with Apple as HT6441 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1389 since 01/08/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/20/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77822 (Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167746 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for webkitgtk (SUSE-SU-2015:0688-1)).

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 (95272), Tenable (77822), SecurityFocus (BID 69223†), Secunia (SA61318†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46685†). The entries VDB-13330, VDB-67367, VDB-67368 and VDB-67369 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77822
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities-02 Aug14 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8

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08/13/2014 +217 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/17/2014 +34 days 🔍
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10/19/2014 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6441
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67612

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X-Force: 95272
SecurityFocus: 69223 - WebKit APPLE-SA-2014-08-13-1 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61318 - Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030731
Vulnerability Center: 46685 - Apple Safari <6.1.6, 7.0.6, Apple iOS <8 for Multiple Devices and Apple TV <7 Remote Code Execution or DoS due to Memory Corruption in WebKit - CVE-2014-1389, Medium

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

Created: 09/22/2014 17:39
Updated: 02/20/2022 11:06
Changes: 09/22/2014 17:39 (63), 06/09/2017 07:14 (21), 02/20/2022 11:00 (4), 02/20/2022 11:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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