First published: Fri Jun 19 2009(Updated: )
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 does not provide an option to disable remote image loading in HTML email, which allows remote attackers to determine the device address and when an e-mail is read via an HTML email containing an image URL.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.0.0 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.0.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.0.2 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.0 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.2 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.3 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.4 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =1.1.5 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.0 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.0.0 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.0.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.0.2 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.1.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.2 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | =2.2.1 | |
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS | ||
Apple iPod touch |
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CVE-2009-0960 has a significant security risk as it allows remote attackers to track email reads.
There is no direct fix for CVE-2009-0960 since later versions of the Apple iPhone OS address this issue, so upgrading is recommended.
CVE-2009-0960 affects Apple iPhone OS versions from 1.0 to 2.2.1 and iPod touch versions 1.1 to 2.2.1.
CVE-2009-0960 exploits the lack of an option to disable remote image loading in HTML emails.
Yes, CVE-2009-0960 could lead to privacy breaches as attackers can determine when a user reads an email.