Apple iOS up to 9.2 WebKit Location information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple iOS up to 9.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Location). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-1779. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Location). 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. CVE summarizes:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain physical-location data via a crafted geolocation request.

The weakness was released 03/21/2016 as HT206166 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1779 since 01/13/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in the parsing of geolocation requests. This was addressed through improved validation of the security origin for geolocation requests.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124837 (Apple Safari 9.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6)).

Upgrading to version 9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-57569†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81414, VDB-81415, VDB-81416 and VDB-81419. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Location
Class: Information disclosure / Location
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3

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03/21/2016 +68 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206166
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81516
SecurityTracker: 1035353
Vulnerability Center: 57569 - Apple iOS <9.3 Remote Information Disclosure of Geographic Location in WebKit, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2016 12:50
Updated: 07/11/2022 14:05
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:50 (70), 02/02/2019 11:04 (10), 07/11/2022 14:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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