Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201701-34

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

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

Resolution

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

None.

Description

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

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