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CVE-2008-4227

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4227 describes a vulnerability in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPod touch OS 1.1 through 2.1 where PPTP VPN connections were downgraded to a weaker encryption level. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows remote attackers to easily decrypt network traffic, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure or connection hijacking. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 50024
secunia.com / advisories/32756
support.apple.com / kb/HT3318
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/32394
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3232