CVE-2008-4229
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for...
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
- Record
CVE-2008-4229- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
- Record
CVE-2008-4229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4212 No score
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4212- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42x2-f5xm-rg4h No score
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for...
Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 2.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.0 through 2.1 allows physically proximate attackers to remove the lock and launch arbitrary applications by restoring the device from a backup.
- Record
GHSA-42x2-f5xm-rg4h- Weakness
- CWE-362
- 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-2008-4229 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) 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 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1021271
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
osvdb.org/50026
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
securityfocus.com/bid/32394
secunia.com/advisories/32756
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4229
github.com/advisories/GHSA-42x2-f5xm-rg4h