Apple iOS up to 8.0 Debugging access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Debugging Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-4457. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Debugging Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was presented 11/17/2014 with PanguTeam as HT6590 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4457 since 06/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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 02/25/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 8.1.1 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 (98777), SecurityFocus (BID 71143†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47128†). See VDB-68223, VDB-68224, VDB-68225 and VDB-68226 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8.1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6590
Organization: PanguTeam
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68228
X-Force: 98777 - Apple iOS debugging functionality security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71143 - Apple iOS CVE-2014-4457 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031232
Vulnerability Center: 47128 - Apple iOS Prior to 8.1.1 Local Host Privilege via the Debugging Functionality - CVE-2014-4457, Medium

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

Created: 11/19/2014 10:59
Updated: 02/25/2022 01:37
Changes: 11/19/2014 10:59 (68), 06/12/2017 08:25 (1), 02/25/2022 01:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:678:103

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