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Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

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Oct 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Mobile Security

VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

Apple has released iOS and iPadOS updates to address two security issues, one of which could have allowed a user’s passwords to be read out aloud by its VoiceOver assistive technology.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44204, has been described as a logic problem in the new Passwords app impacting a slew of iPhones and iPads. Security researcher Bistrit Daha has been credited with discovering and reporting the flaw.

“A user’s saved passwords may be read aloud by VoiceOver,” Apple said in an advisory released this week, adding it was resolved with improved validation.

The shortcoming impacts the following devices –

  • iPhone XS and later
  • iPad Pro 13-inch
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later
  • iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later
  • iPad Air 3rd generation and later
  • iPad 7th generation and later, and
  • iPad mini 5th generation and later
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Also patched by Apple is a security vulnerability (CVE-2024-44207) specific to the newly launched iPhone 16 models that allows audio to be captured before the microphone indicator is on. It’s rooted in the Media Session component.

“Audio messages in Messages may be able to capture a few seconds of audio before the microphone indicator is activated,” the iPhone maker noted.

The problem has been fixed with improved checks, it added, crediting Michael Jimenez and an anonymous researcher for reporting it.

Users are advised to update to iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 to safeguard their devices against potential risks.

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