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CVE-2008-4230

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2008-4593.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.9 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-4213)
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-2008-4213 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / iphone os
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  • apple / iphone os
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  • apple / iphone os
  • apple / ipod touch

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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