A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "..\" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214104 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214102 | vendor advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/17 | mailing list |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107 | vendor advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10 | mailing list |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214102 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214104 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214105 | vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106 | vendor advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12 | mailing list |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/16 | mailing list |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101 | vendor advisory |