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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-4229

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.

LOW 3.7EPSS 0.24%

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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.24% probability · 16th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362
Affected
apple/iphone os
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.