Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8840. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The iTunes Store component in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass a Safari sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging redirection of an SSL URL to the iTunes Store.

The weakness was presented 01/27/2015 by lokihardt@ASRT with Zero Day Initiative as HT204245 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8840 since 11/14/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in the handling of URLs redirected from Safari to the iTunes Store that could allow a malicious website to bypass Safari's sandbox restrictions. The issue was addressed with improved filtering of URLs opened by the iTunes Store.

Upgrading to version 8.1.3 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 (100533), SecurityFocus (BID 72333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48276†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. See VDB-68881, VDB-68864, VDB-68893 and VDB-68892 for similar entries. 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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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 8.1.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT204245
Researcher: lokihardt@ASRT
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68933
X-Force: 100533 - Apple iOS iTunes Store component security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72333 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031652
SecuriTeam: 1031652
Vulnerability Center: 48276 - Apple iOS before 8.1.3 Remote Bypass Restrictions via URLs Redirected From Safari to the iTunes Store - CVE-2014-8840, Medium

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

Created: 01/29/2015 15:41
Updated: 03/07/2022 18:26
Changes: 01/29/2015 15:41 (70), 06/18/2017 09:39 (5), 03/07/2022 18:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:106:103

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