Apple iOS up to 9.1 AppSandbox access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component AppSandbox. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7001. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component AppSandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AppSandbox in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 mishandles hard links, which allows attackers to bypass Contacts access revocation via a crafted app.

The weakness was presented 12/08/2015 by John Villamil (j00ru) with Yahoo Pentest Team as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7001 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in the sandbox's handling of hard links. This issue was addressed through improved hardening of the app sandbox.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87314 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124389 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.2 and Security Update 2015-008 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3)).

Upgrading to version 9.2 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 (87314), SecurityFocus (BID 78719†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55152†). See VDB-79541, VDB-79545, VDB-79546 and VDB-79547 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 87314
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
Researcher: John Villamil (j00ru)
Organization: Yahoo Pentest Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79593
SecurityFocus: 78719 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034344
Vulnerability Center: 55152 - Apple iOS <9.2 Remote Information Disclosure of Contacts in AppSandbox, Medium

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

Created: 12/09/2015 14:34
Updated: 06/29/2022 19:18
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:34 (66), 05/14/2018 09:24 (13), 06/29/2022 19:10 (3), 06/29/2022 19:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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