Integer overflow in IOSurface in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch, and…
Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Integer overflow in IOSurface in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch, and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving IOSurface properties, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00781 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w26j-vjv3-gqmq
References
More Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-2973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w26j-vjv3-gqmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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