Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.1 Telephony resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Telephony. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2815. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Telephony. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Telephony component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1 does not properly handle SMS arrival notifications, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and service interruption) via a crafted SMS message.

The weakness was published 09/10/2009 by Charlie Miller with Independent Security Evaluators as HT3860 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2815 since 08/17/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53184), SecurityFocus (BID 36336†), Secunia (SA36677†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47672†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3995, VDB-49943, VDB-49942 and VDB-49941. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iPhone OS 1.1.2

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08/17/2009 🔍
09/09/2009 +23 days 🔍
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09/10/2009 +1 days 🔍
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12/17/2014 +1924 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +91 days 🔍
06/15/2017 +820 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3860
Researcher: Charlie Miller
Organization: Independent Security Evaluators
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49945
X-Force: 53184
SecurityFocus: 36336 - Apple iPhone prior to 3.1 SMS Message NULL-Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Secunia: 36677
Vulnerability Center: 47672 - Apple iOS Before 3.1 Remote DoS via a Crafted SMS Message, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/15/2017 11:40
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 06/15/2017 11:40 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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