libimobiledevice Web Inspector webinspector.c webinspector_receive_with_timeout heap-based overflow
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
libimobiledevice, a cross-platform open-source library used to communicate with iOS devices, is affected through its Web Inspector component. A remote attacker could trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, which could potentially crash the software or allow arbitrary code execution.
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A vulnerability was detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. The affected element is the function webinspector_receive_with_timeout of the file src/webinspector.c of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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Affected versions
- n/a libimobiledevice
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4.0