The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages
Published Nov 25, 2008
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2008-4593.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 26.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 27.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/50027 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://osvdb.org/50027 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32756 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
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