Apple iOS up to 8.4.0 Location Framework access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS up to 8.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Location Framework. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3759. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Location Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Location Framework in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem modification via a symlink.

The weakness was published 08/11/2015 by Security Team (Cererdlong) with Alibaba Mobile Security Team as HT205030 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3759 since 05/07/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77257 (AIX 6.1 TL 8 : libxml2 (IV62447)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 8.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (77257), SecurityFocus (BID 76337†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033275†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56806†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77102, VDB-77103, VDB-77104 and VDB-77105. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77257
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 8 : libxml2 (IV62447)
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OpenVAS ID: 702978
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2978-1 (libxml2 - security update)
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Upgrade: iOS 8.4.1

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08/20/2014 🔍
05/07/2015 +260 days 🔍
08/11/2015 +96 days 🔍
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08/13/2015 +1 days 🔍
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02/24/2016 +192 days 🔍
02/28/2016 +4 days 🔍
08/24/2018 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205030
Researcher: Security Team (Cererdlong)
Organization: Alibaba Mobile Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77165
SecurityFocus: 76337 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033275
Vulnerability Center: 56806 - Apple iOS <8.4.1 Local File System Write Vulnerability - CVE-2015-3759, Low

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

Created: 08/14/2015 12:48
Updated: 08/24/2018 09:01
Changes: 08/14/2015 12:48 (76), 08/24/2018 09:01 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:54D:103

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