5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0961
Apple iPhone OS Mail Component Call Hijacking Vulnerability
Description

The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 dismisses the call approval dialog when another alert appears, which might allow remote attackers to force the iPhone to place a call without user approval by causing an application to trigger an alert.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple ipod_touch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0961 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0961 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/55238
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35414
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/51210 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0961 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.02 }} -0.08%

score

0.88591

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability