CVE-2009-2795 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Recovery Mode component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allows local users to bypass the passcode requirement and access arbitrary data via vectors related to "command parsing."

Published: 2009-09-10

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::ipod_touch::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2785	Heap-based buffer overflow in the Recovery Mode component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, allows local users to bypass the passcode requirement and access arbitrary data via vectors related to "command parsing."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53183

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-10T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:35.921Z

Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2795

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-10T21:30:01.170

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2795

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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