Apple iOS up to 9.1 MobileStorageMounter access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.1. This affects an unknown part of the component MobileStorageMounter. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7051. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component MobileStorageMounter. 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. CVE summarizes:

MobileStorageMounter in Apple iOS before 9.2 and tvOS before 9.1 mishandles the timing of trust-cache loading, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

The weakness was published 12/08/2015 with PanguTeam as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7051 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

A timing issue existed in loading of the trust cache. This issue was resolved by validating the system environment before loading the trust cache.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94050 (Apple TV < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

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 (94050), SecurityFocus (BID 78728†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55254†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79545, VDB-79546, VDB-79547 and VDB-79553. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 94050
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
Organization: PanguTeam
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79620
SecurityFocus: 78728
SecurityTracker: 1034348
Vulnerability Center: 55254 - Apple iOS <9.2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in MobileStorageMounter, Critical

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

Created: 12/09/2015 14:32
Updated: 06/30/2022 02:43
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:32 (54), 05/15/2018 08:54 (20), 06/30/2022 02:35 (3), 06/30/2022 02:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:345:103

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