Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

BID:25854

Info

Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25854
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3757
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 27 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 27 2007 12:00AM
Credit: Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan of HP Security Labs (Formerly SPI Labs) and Eduardo Tang are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Apple iPhone 1.0.1
Apple iPhone 1
Apple iPhone 0
Not Vulnerable: Apple iPhone 1.1.1

Discussion

Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

Apple iPhone is prone to a vulnerability resulting in unauthorized phone calls.

This issue affects the phone's Safari browser.

Attackers may exploit this issue to initiate unauthorized telephone calls to arbitrary phone numbers. Confirmation displayed to the user may indicate a different telephone number than the one that was actually dialed.

NOTE: This issue was initially disclosed along with several other issues in BID 25834 (Apple iPhone 1.1.1 Update Multiple Security Vulnerabilities). Each issue has been assigned its own BID to better document the details.

Versions prior to iPhone 1.1.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker will have to entice a victim into following a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

Solution:
A vendor advisory is available to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Apple iPhone 0

Apple iPhone 1

Apple iPhone 1.0.1

References

Apple iPhone Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability

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