CVE-2008-4229

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4229
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-25 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.7 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 All All All
Hardware Apple Ipod Touch All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple iPhone Lets Physically Local Users Make Arbitrary Calls in Emergency Mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
APPLE-SA-2008-11-20 iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/50026 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report