SB2018011007 - Multiple vulnerabilities in General Motors SOS iOS Client



SB2018011007 - Multiple vulnerabilities in General Motors SOS iOS Client

Published: January 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018011007
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9663)

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive on the target system.

The weakness exists due to cleartext storage of sensitive information. A remote attacker can access an encryption key that is stored in cleartext in memory.

2) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12697)

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can perform MitM attacks to intercept sensitive information when the client connects to the server.

3) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12695)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can subvert security mechanisms and reset a user account password.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.