Apple iOS up to 9.1 WebKit History information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS up to 9.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (History). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-7050. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (History). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.2 and Safari before 9.0.2 misparses content extensions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive browsing-history information via a crafted web site.

The weakness was released 12/08/2015 as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7050 since 09/16/2015. 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 T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An insufficient input validation issue existed in content blocking. This issue was addressed through improved content extension parsing.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87371 (Apple iTunes < 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124424 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-12-11-1)).

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 (87371) and SecurityFocus (BID 78722†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79545, VDB-79546, VDB-79547 and VDB-79553. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: History
Class: Information disclosure / History
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 87371
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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09/16/2015 🔍
12/08/2015 +83 days 🔍
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12/11/2015 +2 days 🔍
12/15/2015 +4 days 🔍
06/30/2022 +2389 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7050 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7050
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79641
SecurityFocus: 78722
SecurityTracker: 1034341

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

Created: 12/09/2015 14:54
Updated: 06/30/2022 07:43
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:54 (60), 04/29/2018 00:01 (9), 06/30/2022 07:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:76A:103

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