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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1674 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:20:35.068Z

Reserved: 2009-05-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1679

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-06-19T16:30:00.327

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-1679

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