Apple iPhone OS 2.1 Certificates cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iPhone OS 2.1 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificates. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-3273. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS 2.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Certificates. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

iPhone Mail in Apple iPhone OS, and iPhone OS for iPod touch, does not validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL e-mail servers via a crafted certificate.

The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3273 since 09/21/2009. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

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 (53234), SecurityFocus (BID 36370†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47687†). The entry VDB-50135 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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09/11/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 +90 days 🔍
06/16/2017 +821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50137
X-Force: 53234
SecurityFocus: 36370 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Email SSL Certificate Validation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47687 - Apple iOS 3.1.1 and Earlier Remote Spoofing via a Crafted X.509 Certificate, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/16/2017 04:09
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 06/16/2017 04:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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