Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 Siri Contacts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Siri Contacts. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4593. An attack on the physical device is feasible. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Siri Contacts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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:

The Siri Contacts component in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 allows physically proximate attackers to read arbitrary Contact card information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2016 by Henry Feldman (xisigr) with Facebook as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4593 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. 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:

A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed through improved state management.

Upgrading to version 9.3.3 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 SecurityFocus (BID 91825†). The entries VDB-89684, VDB-89686, VDB-89687 and VDB-89689 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.3

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05/11/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 +68 days 🔍
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07/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/05/2022 +2237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206902
Researcher: Henry Feldman (xisigr)
Organization: Facebook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4593 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89712
SecurityFocus: 91825 - Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036344

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

Created: 07/19/2016 16:41
Updated: 09/05/2022 14:46
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:41 (60), 03/03/2019 10:33 (14), 09/05/2022 14:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:846:103

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