CVE-2008-4228
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1...
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to leverage the emergency-call ability of locked devices to make a phone call to an arbitrary number.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to leverage the emergency-call ability of locked devices to make a phone call to an arbitrary number.
- Record
CVE-2008-4228- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to leverage the emergency-call ability of locked devices to make a phone call to an arbitrary number.
- Record
CVE-2008-4228- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4211 No score
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to leverage the emergency-call ability of locked devices to make a phone call to an arbitrary number.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4211- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v893-2fmq-c5cf No score
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1...
The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to leverage the emergency-call ability of locked devices to make a phone call to an arbitrary number.
- Record
GHSA-v893-2fmq-c5cf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4228 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Apple Iphone Os, published November 25, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1021271
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
securityfocus.com/bid/32394
osvdb.org/50025
secunia.com/advisories/32756
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4228
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v893-2fmq-c5cf