Apple iOS 3.x < 3.0.1 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5110

Synopsis

The remote mobile host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

Version 3.0 of Apple iOS is vulnerable to a flaw in the way that it handles malformed SMS text messages. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, would be able to execute arbitrary code on the remote mobile device.

Solution

Upgrade to iOS version 3.0.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3754

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 5110

Published: 7/30/2007

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2204

BID: 35569