FKIE_CVE-2008-4233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-25 23:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not isolate the call-approval dialog from the process of launching new applications, which allows remote attackers to make arbitrary phone calls via a crafted HTML document.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50030
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32756
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021264
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50030
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021264
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipod_touch *
apple iphone_os *
apple safari *
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
apple iphone_os 1.1.5
apple iphone_os 2.0
apple iphone_os 2.0.1
apple iphone_os 2.0.2
apple iphone_os 2.1
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