CVE-2008-4227

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 changes the encryption level of PPTP VPN connections to a lower level than was previously used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or hijack a connection by decrypting network traffic.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+7)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/50024
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021269
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/50024
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394

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