SB2018062507 - Brute-force attack in Apple iOS
Published: June 25, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062507
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Brute-force attack (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a physically local attacker to conduct brute-force attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation. A physically local attacker can send specially crafted data via a physically connected keyboard, conduct brute force password guessing attacks, bypass the failed passcode attempt limits and conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.