The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06384 93rd 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 · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | 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:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | 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: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:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 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:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 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
- 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
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | 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:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 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
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj4p-2c36-mfqj
References
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Sources
- CVE-2009-0961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hj4p-2c36-mfqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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