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CVE-2008-4593
Apple iPhone 2.1 with firmware 5F136, when Require Passcode is enabled and Show SMS Preview is disabled, allows physically proximate attack…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
1.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Apple iPhone 2.1 with firmware 5F136, when Require Passcode is enabled and Show SMS Preview is disabled, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by performing an Emergency Call tap and then reading SMS messages on the device screen, aka Apple bug number 6267416.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- karlkraft.com /index.php/2008/10/03/yet-another-iphone-emergency-call-security-bug/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46062 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1021021 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-4593
- NVD: CVE-2008-4593
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