Apple iOS v8.0.2 - Silent Contact DoS Vulnerability

Document Title:
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Apple iOS v8.0.2 - Silent Contact DoS Vulnerability


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1333

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drf0TpEoIl0

Advisory: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1324



Release Date:
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2014-10-23


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1333


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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3.1


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Offensiv


Severity Level:
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Low


Technical Details & Description:
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The security demonstration video shows a denial of service vulnerability that occurs in the imessaging app through the new prview favority contact module.
The issue allows to local shutdown a mobile phone by contacting via imessage a malicious contact. The issue can also be exploited remotly by usage of the 
contact export and exchange functions of the iOS mobile device.
The bug has been reported by benjamin kunz mejri to the apple product security team in august 2014.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Benjamin Kunz Mejri ([email protected]) [www.vulnerability-lab.com]


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