Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 Telephony denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Telephony. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-1683. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 2.2.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Telephony. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Telephony component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a crafted ICMP echo request, which triggers an assertion error related to a "logic issue."

The weakness was shared 06/19/2009 by Thomas Adams (Oliver) as HT3639 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1683 since 05/20/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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 (51214), SecurityFocus (BID 35414†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47655†). The entries VDB-48670, VDB-48668, VDB-48667 and VDB-48666 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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06/15/2017 +821 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3639
Researcher: Thomas Adams (Oliver)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48669
X-Force: 51214
SecurityFocus: 35414 - RETIRED: Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 47655 - Apple iOS 1.0 Through 2.2.1 Remote DoS due to an Assertion Error, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1621

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 06/15/2017 11:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (57), 06/15/2017 11:37 (7)
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