CVE-2008-4227
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD
Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 changes the encryption level of PPTP VPN connections to a lower level than was previously used, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or hijack a connection by decrypting network traffic.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4210)
- Published
- November 25, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4210 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / ipod touch
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://osvdb.org/50024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32394
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021269
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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