CVE-2008-4229 (GCVE-0-2008-4229)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-25 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021271 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://osvdb.org/50026 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-11-20 00:00
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