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IOS HomeKit Zero Day Lets Attackers Remotely Access Your Smart Home

08 December, 2017, 13:08 | Author: Sammy Rose
  • IOS HomeKit Zero Day Lets Attackers Remotely Access Your Smart Home

The vulnerability apparently allowed unauthorized access to HomeKit connected devices like smart lights, smart locks and more.

On Thursday, 9to5Mac disclosed the bug, which it said was "difficult to reproduce".

A zero-day vulnerability with Apple's HomeKit exposed users' smart door locks and garage-door openers to hackers, 9to5Mac reports.

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The issue didn't involve smart home products but instead the HomeKit framework itself.

Security updates for iTunes and Safari have also been pushed out, but details about the patched bugs are yet to be released - and there's no official explanation for the dalay.

The website is vague about how the attack worked, but said: "The vulnerability required at least one iPhone or iPad on iOS 11.2, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, connected to the HomeKit user's iCloud account; earlier versions of iOS were not affected". Nevertheless, the publication saw a demo of the bug, which gave the attacker remote control over an Apple HomeKit-developed smart lock. However, this fix was not ready in time for iOS 11.2 and watchOS 4.2, which both arrived in early December. Just last week, developers found a major flaw in macOS High Sierra that allowed anyone to gain root access to a locked Mac, using no advanced knowledge and seconds of physical access to the machine. However, the fix does disable some of the HomeKit functionality for remote users, although the disruption to the service's functionality will be fixed in the future iOS update. "Owners need to be vigilant in monitoring for device updates if they choose to deploy these in their own homes", senior security researcher at Cylance, Jeff Tang, told IT Pro.

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