CVE-2008-4230

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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-200

Description

The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2008-4593.

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/50027
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/50027
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232

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