Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 Safari input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Safari. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-5767. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Safari. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The user interface in Safari in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to spoof URLs via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5764 and CVE-2015-5765.

The weakness was released 09/16/2015 by Krystian Kloskowski and Masato Kinugawa as HT205212 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5767 since 08/06/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/16/2022). 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 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124142 (Apple Safari 9.0 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-2)).

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 databases at Tenable (86270), SecurityFocus (BID 76764†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53042†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-74127 and VDB-77828. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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OpenVAS ID: 803032
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Oct15 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/16/2015 +41 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205212
Researcher: Krystian Kloskowski, Masato Kinugawa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5767 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5767
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77841
SecurityFocus: 76764
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53042 - Apple Safari <9 Remote Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2015-5767, Medium

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

Created: 09/18/2015 13:09
Updated: 06/16/2022 13:32
Changes: 09/18/2015 13:09 (66), 02/01/2018 07:08 (9), 06/16/2022 13:26 (3), 06/16/2022 13:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:155:103

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