CVE-2008-4229
What it is
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.7 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Apple Iphone Os 1.0
- Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1
- Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2
- Apple Iphone Os 1.1
- Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1
- Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2
- Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3
- Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 3.7
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/50026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021271
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/50026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021271
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232