PT-2008-5522 · Apple · Ios+1

Published 2008-11-25 · Updated 2022-08-09 · CVE-2008-4229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple iPhone OS versions 2.0 through 2.1 Apple iPhone OS for iPod touch versions 2.0 through 2.1

Description: A race condition exists in the Passcode Lock feature, allowing physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.

Recommendations: For Apple iPhone OS versions 2.0 through 2.1, update to a version that fixes this issue. For Apple iPhone OS for iPod touch versions 2.0 through 2.1, update to a version that fixes this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the restoration of devices from backups until a patch is available.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4229

Affected Products

Ios

Iphone Os For Ipod Touch

References · 8

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4229 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021271 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/50026 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32394 · Note