{"id":"CVE-2009-0961","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-0961","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:53:53.214Z","title":"The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 dismisses the call approval dialog when another alert appears, which might allow remote attackers to force the iPhone to place a call without user…","description":"The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 dismisses the call approval dialog when another alert appears, which might allow remote attackers to force the iPhone to place a call without user approval by causing an application to trigger an alert.","published":"2009-06-19T16:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:06:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/iphone os","apple/ipod touch"],"epss":{"score":0.06384,"percentile":0.93614,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":3,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2009-05-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":33046,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (3)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33046","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/33046.html","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/33046.html","published":"2009-05-17","added":"2009-05-17","updated":"2014-04-27","author":"Collin Mulliner","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-0961","OSVDB-55238"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35425/info"},{"edbId":33045,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (2)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33045","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/33045.html","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/33045.html","published":"2009-05-17","added":"2009-05-17","updated":"2014-04-27","author":"Collin Mulliner","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-0961","OSVDB-55238"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35425/info"},{"edbId":33044,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (1)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33044","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/33044.html","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/33044.html","published":"2009-05-17","added":"2009-05-17","updated":"2014-04-27","author":"Collin Mulliner","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2009-0961","OSVDB-55238"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35425/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"3 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 6.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/55238","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35414","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/55238","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35414","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0961","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}