Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1…
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Safari in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 does not isolate the call-approval dialog from the process of launching new applications, which allows remote attackers to make arbitrary phone calls via a crafted HTML document.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02154 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9m4-5ccq-7q33
References
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- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-4233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j9m4-5ccq-7q33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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