Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 CoreAnimation information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreAnimation. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5880. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component CoreAnimation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

CoreAnimation in Apple iOS before 9 allows attackers to bypass intended IOSurface restrictions and obtain screen-framebuffer access via a crafted background app.

The weakness was released 09/16/2015 by Jin Han, Su Mon Kywe, Qiang Yan, Robert Deng, Debin Gao, Yingjiu Li, Feng Bao and Jianying Zhou (beist) as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5880 since 08/06/2015. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

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Upgrading to version 9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 76764†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-77828 and VDB-77762. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: Jin Han, Su Mon Kywe, Qiang Yan, Robert Deng, Debin Gao, Yingjiu Li, Feng Bao, Jianying Zhou (beist)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77776
SecurityFocus: 76764 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033609

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

Created: 09/18/2015 13:09
Updated: 06/15/2022 22:35
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (52), 12/24/2017 09:53 (12), 06/15/2022 22:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:0E0:103

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