Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:36335

Info

Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36335
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2009-2796
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 09 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 10 2009 04:21PM
Credit: Abraham Vegh
Vulnerable: Apple iPod Touch 2.2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.0.1
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.4
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.3
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.2
Apple iPod Touch 1.1.1
Apple iPod Touch 3.0
Apple iPod Touch 2.2
Apple iPod Touch 2.1
Apple iPod Touch 2.0
Apple iPod Touch 1.1
Apple iPod Touch 0
Apple iPhone 3.0.1
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 3.0
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 iPod Touch 3.1.1
Apple iPhone 3.1

Discussion

Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple iPhone and iPod touch are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability in the UIKit component.

Successful exploits may allow attackers with physical access to an affected device to obtain password data. Information harvested may aid in launching further attacks.

This issue was previously covered in BID 36326 (Apple iPhone prior to 3.1 and iPod touch Prior to 3.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

This issue affects the following:

iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.0.1
iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.0

Exploit / POC

Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker requires physical access to an affected device.

Solution / Fix

Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

References

Apple iPhone and iPod touch UIKit Deleted Password Character Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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