[arch-security] [ASA-201701-34] libimobiledevice: access restriction bypass

[Christian Rebischke]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201701-34
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2017-01-27
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-5104
Package : libimobiledevice
Type    : access restriction bypass
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-8

Summary
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The package libimobiledevice before version 1.2.0-4 is vulnerable to
access restriction bypass.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1.2.0-4.

# pacman -Syu "libimobiledevice>=1.2.0-4"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and
libusbmuxd allows remote attackers on the local network to bypass
intended access restrictions and communicate with services on iOS
devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.

Impact
======

A remote attacker on the local network is able to bypass access
restrictions and communicate with services on connected iOS devices.

References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/6
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-5104
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