CVE-2016-5104
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on iOS devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 1.0.10-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.2.0+dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.2.0+dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.2.0+dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.2.0+dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.2.0+dfsg-3 |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libimobiledevice | libimobiledevice | {"endIncluding":"1.2.0"} | |
| libimobiledevice | libusbmuxd | {"endIncluding":"1.0.10"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5104.html
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-5
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-34
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00029.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3026-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3026-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339988
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice/commit/df1f5c4d70d0c19ad40072f5246ca457e7f9849e
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/commit/4397b3376dc4e4cb1c991d0aed61ce6482614196
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00028.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5104
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.