National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2204
Original release date:08/03/2009
Last revised:08/21/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in the CoreTelephony component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain GPS coordinates, or enable the microphone via an SMS message that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated by Charlie Miller at SyScan '09 Singapore.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
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: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-2105
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022626
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.syscan.org/Sg/program.html
External Source: BID
Name: 35569
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 55687
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MILLER/BHUSA09-Miller-FuzzingPhone-PAPER.pdf
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3754
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36070
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278472-83.html
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-07-31-1