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iOS Exploits
iOS Exploits Data
Name | Type | Access Granted | Born Date & iOS Version | Modification Date | Death Date | Found by | Description |
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Archon | technique | Remote Architecture Detection | |||||
Dyonedo | macho-parsing | Codesign Defeat | |||||
Earth | Remote Exploit | ||||||
Eve | Remote Exploit | ||||||
Elderpiggy | Sandbox Escape | ||||||
Ironic | Kernel ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization Defeat | iOS 8 | Public vulnerability researcher: Steffan Esser (i0nic) |
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Nandao | Heap overflow corruption? | Kernel Exploit | |||||
Persistence | Execution via symbolic links | Reboot Persistence | June 2013, JDWDevelopment Facility of GCHQ XXXX | June 2014, JDWDevelopment Facility of GCHQ XXXX | CIA | By selecting specific executables on the system partition that are run with root privileges, a symbolic link can be created (on iOS 7.x) or an existing file can be overwritten(iOS 8.x) that will run our bootstrapper, giving use initial execution on every boot. |
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Redux | Sandbox misconfiguration | Close Access | June 2012, iOS 6 | 7/15, workaround for missing vpnagent in iOS 8 dev dmgs |
11/17/14, iOS 8.1.1 | GCHQ |
Sandbox Profiles: Available for: iPhone 4S and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, iPad 2 and later |
Rhino | API misuse | Kernel ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization Defeat | April 2013, iOS 7 | June 2014, iOS 8 Beta 1 | GCHQ | Reads KEXT info that reveals the KASLR values by calling the OSKextCopyLoadedKextInfo function. | |
Sal | Abnormal code path in the kernel |
Codesign Defeat | DATE???, iOS 7 | 2/15, bugfix | FBI, ROU | Copies non-paged sized chunks so that the vm_map_copy_overwrite_unaligned() path is taken in the kernel. This abnormal code path results in pages of memory not being paged in, so the cs_tainted flag is never set on the pages in memory, causing no signature checks. |
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Saline | Buffer Overflow caused by deserialization parsing error in Foundation library |
ROP execution | DATE???, iOS 8 | 2/15, Productized at TRICLOPS workshop | Sending a crafted NSArchiver object to any process that calls NSArchive unarchive method will result in a buffer overflow, allowing for ROP. |
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Wintersky | Size Mismatch between user and kernel structures |
Kernel ASLRAddress Space Layout Randomization Defeat | DATE???, iOS 8 | NOCTURNALFEARS??? | WinterSky leaks the kernel address of the ipc_port struct of a user provided mach port. |
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Xiphos | Validation Issue | Kernel Exploit | March 2014, iOS 7 | 11/14, iOS 8.1.1 | CIA |
Available for: iPhone 4S and later, iPod Touch 5th gen and later, iPad 2 and Later. |
Exploits
Release Date(s) |
Access |
Kernel InfoLeak |
Kernel Exploit |
Sandbox Escape(browser) |
Code Sign Defeat |
Persistence(reboot) |
Persistence(update) |
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iOS 4 (4.0 - 4.3.3) |
Remote | 6/21/2010 - 3/11/2011 |
SafferonSkies | <NR> | <NR> | ?? | EarlyKatana | overrides.plist | No (OTA <NR>) | ||||||||||||||
Local | SLIDE | <NR> |
<NR> | <NR> | EarlyKatana | overrides.plist | No (OTA <NR>) | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 5 (5.0 - 5.1.1) |
Remote | 10/12/2011 - 5/7/2012 | SunsetSkies | <NR> | <NR>, Corona (5.0.1) | ?? | EarlyKatana | overrides.plist | Yes (sys not touched) | ||||||||||||||
Local | SLIDE | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | EarlyKatana | overrides.plist | Yes (sys not touched) | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 6 (6.x - 6.1.2) |
Remote | 9/19/2012 - 2/16/2013 | Wby | Rhino | Cutlass | SandShrew | Katana (libamfi) | overrides.plist / launchd.conf | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Redux | Rhino | Cutlass | <NR> | Katana (libamfi) | overrides.plist / launchd.conf | block | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 6.1.3 - 6.1.4 |
Remote | 3/19/2013 - 5/2/2013 | Wby | Rhino | Scimitar | SandShrew | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Redux | Rhino | Scimitar | <NR> | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 7 |
Remote | 9/18/2013 | Eve | <NR> | Xiphos | Piggy | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Redux | <NR> | Xiphos | <NR> | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 8 (8.0 & 8.0.2) |
Remote | 9/17/2014 - 9/25/2014 |
Earth | Ironic | Nandao | <NR> | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Saline | Ironic | Nandao | <NR> | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 8.1 - 8.1.2 |
Remote | 10/10/2014 - 12/19/2014 | Earth | Ironic | Nandao | <NR> | Dyonedo | dirhelper | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Saline | ||||||||||||||||||||||
iOS 8.1.3 - 8.2 |
Remote | 1/27/2015 - 3/9/2015 | Earth | WinterSky | Nandao | <NR> | Dyonedo | mount NFS | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Saline | ||||||||||||||||||||||
IOS 8.3 |
Remote | 4/8/2015 | Earth | WinterSky | Nandao | <NR> | Juggernaut | mount NFS | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Saline | WinterSky | Nandao | <NR> | Juggernaut | mount NFS | block | ||||||||||||||||
iOS 8.4 |
Remote | 6/30/2015 | Earth | WinterSky | Nandao | <NR> | Juggernaut | mount NFS | block | ||||||||||||||
Local | Saline | WinterSky | Nandao | <NR> | Juggernaut | mount NFS | block | ||||||||||||||||
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iOS 4 (4.0 - 4.3.3) | iOS 5 (5.0 - 5.1.1) | iOS 6 (6.x - 6.1.2) | iOS 6.1.3 - 6.1.4 | iOS 7 | iOS 8 | |||||||
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Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | |
Kernel Info Leak | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | rhino | rhino | rhino | rhino | <NR> | <NR> | ||
Sandbox Escape (browser) | ?? | <NR> | ?? | <NR> | sandshrew | <NR> | sandshrew | <NR> | piggy | <NR> | <XX> | |
Kernel Exploit | <NR> | <NR> | <NR>, CORONA(5.0.1) | <NR> | cutlass |
cutlass |
scimitar | scimitar | xiphos | xiphos | nandao | nandao |
Code Sign Defeat | EARLYKATANA | EARLYKATANA | EARLYKATANA | EARLYKATANA | katana (libamfi) | katana (libamfi) | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | <XX> | <XX> |
Access | SAFFRONSKIES (4.3 only?) | SLIDE | SUNSETSKIES | SLIDE | wby | redux | wby | redux | eve | redux | eve | redux (beta dmg) |
Persistence (reboot) | overrides.plist | overrides.plist | overrides.plist | overrides.plist | overrides.plist / launchd.conf |
overrides.plist / launchd.conf |
dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | <XX> | <XX> |
Persistence (update) | NO (OTA <NR>) | NO (OTA <NR>) | YES(sys not touched) | YES(sys not touched) | block | block | block | block | block | block | ||
iOS 8 (8.0 & 8.0.2) | iOS 8.1 - 8.1.2 | iOS 8.1.3 - 8.2 | IOS 8.3 | iOS 8.4 | ||||||||
Release Date(s) | 9/17/2014 - 9/25/2014 | 10/10/2014 - 12/19/2014 | 1/27/2015 - 3/9/2015 | 4/8/2015 | 6/30/2015 | |||||||
Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | Remote | Local | |||
Kernel Info Leak | Ironic | Ironic | Ironic | Ironic | WinterSky | WinterSky | WinterSky | WinterSky | WinterSky | WinterSky | ||
Sandbox Escape (browser) | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | <NR> | ||
Kernel Exploit | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | Nandao | ||
Code Sign Defeat | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | dyonedo | Juggernaut | Juggernaut | Juggernaut | Juggernaut | ||
Access | Earth | Saline | Earth | Saline | Earth | Saline | Earth | Saline | Earth | Saline | ||
Persistence (reboot) | dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | dirhelper | Mount NFS | Mount NFS | Mount NFS | Mount NFS | ||
Persistence (update) | block | block | block | block | block | block | block | block | block | block | ||
XX = required, but not available. <NR> = not required ?? - Unknown / some else fill this in |