What is the severity of CVE-2009-2796?

CVE-2009-2796 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of password exposure.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2796?

To fix CVE-2009-2796, users should upgrade to a later version of iPhone OS that addresses this issue.

What devices are affected by CVE-2009-2796?

CVE-2009-2796 affects devices running iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.0.1, including the iPhone and iPod Touch.

What type of attack does CVE-2009-2796 enable?

CVE-2009-2796 enables physically proximate attackers to discover a user's password through observation.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-2796?

There is no official workaround for CVE-2009-2796 other than upgrading to a more secure version of iPhone OS.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2009-2796

low

2.1

CWE

200

10/9/2009

7/8/2024

CVE-2009-2796: Infoleak

First published: Thu Sep 10 2009(Updated: )

The UIKit component in Apple iPhone OS 3.0, and iPhone OS 3.0.1 for iPod touch, allows physically proximate attackers to discover a password by watching a user undo deletions of characters in the password.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iPhone OS	=3.0
Apple iPhone OS	=3.0.1

Remedy

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html

Remedy

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2796?
CVE-2009-2796 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of password exposure.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2796?
To fix CVE-2009-2796, users should upgrade to a later version of iPhone OS that addresses this issue.
What devices are affected by CVE-2009-2796?
CVE-2009-2796 affects devices running iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.0.1, including the iPhone and iPod Touch.
What type of attack does CVE-2009-2796 enable?
CVE-2009-2796 enables physically proximate attackers to discover a user's password through observation.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-2796?
There is no official workaround for CVE-2009-2796 other than upgrading to a more secure version of iPhone OS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2796?
CVE-2009-2796 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of password exposure.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2796?
To fix CVE-2009-2796, users should upgrade to a later version of iPhone OS that addresses this issue.
What devices are affected by CVE-2009-2796?
CVE-2009-2796 affects devices running iPhone OS 3.0 and 3.0.1, including the iPhone and iPod Touch.
What type of attack does CVE-2009-2796 enable?
CVE-2009-2796 enables physically proximate attackers to discover a user's password through observation.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-2796?
There is no official workaround for CVE-2009-2796 other than upgrading to a more secure version of iPhone OS.