Apple iOS 10/10.1 on iPhone Lockscreen improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS 10/10.1 on iPhone. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Lockscreen. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying the suggested workaround is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS 10/10.1 on iPhone (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Lockscreen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/17/2016 by Benjamin Kunz Mejri as VL-ID 2012 / 648680301 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vulnerability-lab.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Benjamin Kunz Mejri and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

seclists.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-93679, VDB-93681 and VDB-93682. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
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Recommended: Workaround
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11/19/2016 +2 days 🔍
07/24/2019 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: VL-ID 2012 / 648680301
Researcher: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93680
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 11/19/2016 17:33
Updated: 07/24/2019 22:36
Changes: 11/19/2016 17:33 (52), 07/24/2019 22:36 (2)
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