CVE-2010-2973 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the IOSurface component of Apple iOS, affecting iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads running versions prior to 4.0.2 and 3.2.2 respectively. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the device. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it's a high-severity vulnerability due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability was notably exploited by the JailbreakMe tool, and while not on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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