Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-4233. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not isolate the call-approval dialog from the process of launching new applications, which allows remote attackers to make arbitrary phone calls via a crafted HTML document.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2008. The weakness was released 11/21/2008 by Haifei Li (Shadow) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4233 since 09/24/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46766), SecurityFocus (BID 32394†), OSVDB (50030†), Secunia (SA32756†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021264†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-43511, VDB-45185, VDB-45184 and VDB-45183. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Haifei Li (Shadow)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4233 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4233
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45186
X-Force: 46766
SecurityFocus: 32394 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32756 - Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50030 - Apple Safari on iPhone / iPod Touch Crafted Page Call Approval Dialog Arbitrary Call Placement
SecurityTracker: 1021264
Vulnerability Center: 21324 - Apple iPhone 1.0-2.1 and iPod Touch 1.1-2.1 Remote Arbitrary Phone Calls Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3232

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/30/2019 21:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/30/2019 21:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:80C:103

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