Apple iOS up to 10.0.3 Security Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Security. Such manipulation leads to credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-4670. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended 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 problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component. It allows local users to discover lengths of arbitrary passwords by reading a log.

The weakness was published 10/24/2016 by Daniel Jalkut as HT207271 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4670 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A logging issue existed in the handling of passwords. This issue was addressed by removing password length logging.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94253 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.

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 (94253) and SecurityFocus (BID 94433†). Similar entries are available at VDB-93042, VDB-93046, VDB-93047 and VDB-93052. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94253
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 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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05/11/2016 🔍
10/24/2016 +166 days 🔍
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10/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
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11/21/2016 +27 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +91 days 🔍
05/17/2019 +816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207271
Researcher: Daniel Jalkut
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93050
SecurityFocus: 94433 - Apple iOS and Mac OS CVE-2016-4670 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/25/2016 09:01
Updated: 05/17/2019 15:34
Changes: 10/25/2016 09:01 (72), 05/17/2019 15:34 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:6FE:103

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