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CVE-2011-3431

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2011-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Home screen component in Apple iOS before 5 does not properly support a certain application-switching gesture, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive state information by watching the device's screen.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.2.1 (+13)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
• http://osvdb.org/76327
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70554
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
• http://osvdb.org/76327
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70554

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