Apple iPhone Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:35425

Info

Apple iPhone Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35425
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0961
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 17 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 18 2009 07:50PM
Credit: Collin Mulliner of Fraunhofer SIT
Vulnerable: Apple iPhone 2.2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0.2
Apple iPhone 2.0.1
Apple iPhone 1.1.4
Apple iPhone 1.1.3
Apple iPhone 1.1.2
Apple iPhone 1.1.1
Apple iPhone 1.0.2
Apple iPhone 1.0.1
Apple iPhone 2.2
Apple iPhone 2.1
Apple iPhone 2.0
Apple iPhone 1.1
Apple iPhone 1
Apple iPhone 0
Not Vulnerable: Apple iPhone 3.0

Discussion

Apple iPhone Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass Vulnerability

Apple iPhone is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that may cause a call to be placed automatically.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the Mail's call-approval dialog and place a call automatically from a vulnerable device.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 35414 (Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Apple iPhone Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker will entice a user to visit a malicious website.

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

Apple iPhone Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for details.

References

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