SB2018011007 - Multiple vulnerabilities in General Motors SOS iOS Client
Published: January 10, 2018
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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.