Apple iOS 8/9 on 64-bit Date Boot denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS 8/9 on 64-bit and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Date Handler. The manipulation with the input 01/01/1970 results in denial of service (Boot). Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS 8/9 on 64-bit (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Date Handler. The manipulation with the input value 01/01/1970 leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Boot). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2016 as confirmed posting (Reddit). The advisory is shared for download at reddit.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The advisory points out:

When the date of a 64-bit iOS device is set to January 1, 1970, the device will fail to boot.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at reddit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

It is possible to fix a bricked phone yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofnq37dqGyY.

Further details are available at dailymail.co.uk. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Name: Boot
Class: Denial of service / Boot
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/11/2016 🔍
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02/14/2016 +3 days 🔍
09/21/2018 +950 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: reddit.com
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80952
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 02/14/2016 16:37
Updated: 09/21/2018 09:20
Changes: 02/14/2016 16:37 (55), 09/21/2018 09:20 (2)
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