CVE-2010-2973

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2973
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-05 18:17:58 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in IOSurface in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch, and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving IOSurface properties, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 - iphone All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple iOS CFF Font Parsing and IOSurface Integer Overflow - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple iOS for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-2 iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Apple iOS pdf Jailbreak Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
About the security content of the iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
osvdb.org/66827 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-1 iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of the iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
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