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Apple iOS 3.x < 3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5160
Synopsis
The remote mobile host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote mobile host is a using a version of Apple iOS earlier than 3.1. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple issues:- An issue in WebKit's handling of the parent and top objects could result in cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2009-1724)
- A memory corruption issue in WebKits's handling of numeric character references. (CVE-2009-1725)
- The International Domain Name support and Unicode fonts embedded in Safari could be used to create a URL which contains look-alike characters. (CVE-2009-2199)
- A heap buffer overflow exists in the handling of AAC or MP3 files. (CVE-2009-2206)
- Spotlight finds and allows access to deleted messages in Mail folders on the device. (CVE-2009-2207)
- The iPhone OS allows users to specify a 'Require Passcode' setting that may be greater than the 'Maximum Inactivity time lock' setting from Microsoft Exchange servers. (CVE-2009-2794)
- A heap buffer overflow exists in Recovery Mode command parsing. (CVE-2009-2795)
- When a character in a password is deleted, and the deletion is undone, the character is briefly made visible. (CVE-2009-2796)
- Safari includes the user name and password from the original URL in the referer header. (CVE-2009-2797)
- A null pointer dereference issue exists in the handling of SMS arrival notifications. (CVE-2009-2815)
Solution
Upgrade to Apple iOS 3.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 5160
Family: Mobile Devices
Published: 9/10/2009
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os
Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1724, CVE-2009-1725, CVE-2009-2199, CVE-2009-2206, CVE-2009-2207, CVE-2009-2794, CVE-2009-2795, CVE-2009-2796, CVE-2009-2797, CVE-2009-2815, CVE-2009-3273