National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1679
Original release date:06/19/2009
Last revised:06/24/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Profiles component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, when installing a configuration profile, can replace the password policy from Exchange ActiveSync with a weaker password policy, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the intended policy.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: ipod-iphone-profile-security-bypass(51212)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1621
External Source: BID
Name: 35436
External Source: BID
Name: 35414
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 55239
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1
Type: Advisory