Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4229 (CCN-46758)

Assigned:2008-11-21
Published:2008-11-21
Updated:2022-08-09
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.7 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
2.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-362
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4229

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-11-20

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
50026

Source: CCN
Type: SA32756
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
32756

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021271
Apple iPhone Lets Physically Local Users Make Arbitrary Calls in Emergency Mode

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 50026
Apple iPhone / iPod Touch Device Restore Passcode Lock Bypass

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32394

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32394
Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021271

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-3232

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-iphone-passcodelock-weak-security(46758)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple ipod touch *
    apple iphone os *
    apple iphone os 1.0.2
    apple iphone os 1.0
    apple iphone os 1.1.1
    apple iphone os 1.1.2
    apple iphone os 1.1.3
    apple iphone os 1.1
    apple iphone os 1.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.1
    apple iphone os 1.1.5
    apple iphone os 1.1.4
    apple iphone os 2.0.2
    apple iphone os 2.0.1
    apple iphone os 2.0
    apple ipod touch 2.0
    apple iphone 2.0
    apple iphone 2.1