CVE-2009-2204

Public Exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the CoreTelephony component in Apple iPhone OS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain GPS coordinates, or enable the microphone via an SMS message that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated by Charlie Miller at SyScan '09 Singapore.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.69% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jul/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3754	vendor advisory
http://www.syscan.org/Sg/program.html
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MILLER/BHUSA09-Miller-FuzzingPhone-PAPER.pdf	exploit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278472-83.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36070	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022626	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35569	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2105	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/55687	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2204?: CVE-2009-2204 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2204?: To fix CVE-2009-2204, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2204 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2204 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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