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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-5158

CVE-2013-5158

Description

Apple iOS 7 Social subsystem fails to restrict access to the Twitter icon cache, allowing physically proximate attackers to uncover recent Twitter interactions.

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Apple iOS 7 Social subsystem fails to restrict access to the Twitter icon cache, allowing physically proximate attackers to uncover recent Twitter interactions.

Vulnerability

The Social subsystem in Apple iOS versions prior to 7 does not properly restrict access to the cache of Twitter icons. This allows a physically proximate attacker to obtain sensitive information about recent Twitter interactions via unspecified vectors. The issue affects iPhone 4 and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, and iPad 2 and later running iOS versions before 7 [1]. The root cause involves insufficient access controls on the icon cache maintained by the Social framework handling Twitter accounts.

Exploitation

An attacker must be physically proximate to the device, meaning they can have direct physical access to the unlocked device (or possibly access the file system via a connected computer if the device is unlocked). The specific exploitation vectors are not fully disclosed by Apple, but the vulnerability can be triggered without network access, relying on local access to the device's file system or cache [1]. No authentication or user interaction beyond possessing the device is required.

Impact

A successful attacker can extract information about the victim's recent Twitter interactions, such as usernames of contacts recently interacted with, timestamps, or other metadata stored in the Twitter icon cache. The compromise primarily affects confidentiality (information disclosure) and does not grant code execution or persistent access. The attacker gains access to Twitter-related usage history, which could be used for social engineering or profiling.

Mitigation

Apple addressed the issue in iOS 7, released on September 18, 2013 [1]. Users should update their devices to iOS 7 or later to mitigate the vulnerability. No workaround is available for unpatched versions. The vulnerability is not listed on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

References
  1. About the security content of iOS 7 - Apple Support

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Iphone OS48 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 47 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.1.4
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
    Range: <7

Patches

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References

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