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CVE-2008-4230

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4230 describes a vulnerability in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1, where SMS messages could be viewed on the emergency-call screen despite the Passcode Lock being active. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) allowed physically proximate attackers to gain sensitive information by reading these messages. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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

1.9LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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
osvdb.org / 50027
secunia.com / advisories/32756
support.apple.com / kb/HT3318
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/32394
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3232