CVE-2008-4230

medium

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

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318

http://secunia.com/advisories/32756

http://osvdb.org/50027

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00066