PT-2017-1289 · Apple · Ios

Sezer Sakiner · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-27 · CVE-2016-7638

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.2

Description The issue involves the "Find My iPhone" component and allows physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and potentially execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. This is related to errors in security settings.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to a version 10.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "Find My iPhone" component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00407

CVE-2016-7638

Affected Products

Ios

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7638 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00407 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7638 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037429 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94850 · Note