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The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 9, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 25, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Apr 9, 2025

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(21st percentile)

Weaknesses

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2008-4230

GHSA ID

GHSA-mx3j-x2jw-9h3c

Source code

No known source code

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