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CVE-2008-4230

The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2008-4593.

Published

2008-11-25T23:30:00.420

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware apple ipod_touch * No
Operating System apple iphone_os * No
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.4 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 1.1.5 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os 2.1 Yes
References