CVE-2009-2796

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Published Sep 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The UIKit component in Apple iPhone OS 3.0, and iPhone OS 3.0.1 for iPod touch, allows physically proximate attackers to discover a password by watching a user undo deletions of characters in the password.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2786	The UIKit component in Apple iPhone OS 3.0, and iPhone OS 3.0.1 for iPod touch, allows physically proximate attackers to discover a password by watching a user undo deletions of characters in the password.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.363% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36335
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53185

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 10, 2009, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 10, 2009, 9:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

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