HIGH
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 Sep 10, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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."
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00370
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00370
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 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 28.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36677 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36341 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53183 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36677 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36341 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53183 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2795
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a