Apple iOS up to 10.0.3 CFNetwork Proxies Phishing 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 10.0.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CFNetwork Proxies. The manipulation leads to 7pk security (Phishing). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-7579. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.0.3 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component CFNetwork Proxies. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Phishing). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/24/2016 by Jerry Decime as HT207271 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7579 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A phishing issue existed in the handling of proxy credentials. This issue was addressed by removing unsolicited proxy password authentication prompts.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94337 (Apple TV < 10.0.1 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370175 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.1, El Capitan 2016-002 and Yosemite 2016-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-10-24-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.1 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 (94337) and SecurityFocus (BID 93856†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93042, VDB-93046, VDB-93047 and VDB-93052. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: Phishing
Class: 7pk security / Phishing
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94337
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.1

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09/09/2016 🔍
10/24/2016 +45 days 🔍
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10/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +116 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207271
Researcher: Jerry Decime
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93041
SecurityFocus: 93856 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS CVE-2016-7579 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037086

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

Created: 10/25/2016 08:56
Updated: 09/28/2022 09:38
Changes: 10/25/2016 08:56 (72), 05/17/2019 14:29 (12), 09/28/2022 09:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:FA3:103

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