Information disclosure in Apple iOS



Published: 2018-11-15
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Apple iOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15913

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to an error in JIT in the web browser followed by an out-of-bounds access. A physical attacker can gain out-of-bounds read and write for sandbox escape and escalation and exfiltrate data from the device.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Apple iOS: 12.1 16B92

External links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2018/11/13/pwn2own-tokyo-2018-day-one-results


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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