Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 Profiles memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Profiles. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-7626. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Profiles. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was presented 12/12/2016 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz with CXsecurity as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7626 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of certificate profiles. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

It is possible to download the exploit at cert.cx. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more.

Upgrading to version 10.2 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 Exploit-DB (40906) and SecurityFocus (BID 94852†). See VDB-94129, VDB-94130, VDB-94131 and VDB-94132 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207422
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Organization: CXsecurity
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94138
SecurityFocus: 94852 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS CVE-2016-7626 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037429

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

Created: 12/13/2016 19:37
Updated: 08/06/2024 13:48
Changes: 12/13/2016 19:37 (67), 06/25/2019 10:13 (9), 10/05/2022 22:54 (4), 08/06/2024 13:48 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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