CVE-2012-3738
Description
The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly limit the dialing methods, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and make FaceTime calls through Voice Dialing, or obtain sensitive contact information by attempting to make a FaceTime call and reading the contact suggestions.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Affected 40 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Affected | โ |
| 5.0.1 | Affected | โ |
| 5.0 | Affected | โ |
| 4.3.5 | Affected | โ |
| 4.3.3 | Affected | โ |
| 4.3.2 | Affected | โ |
| 4.3.1 | Affected | โ |
| 4.3.0 | Affected | โ |
| 4.2.8 | Affected | โ |
| 4.2.5 | Affected | โ |
| 4.2.1 | Affected | โ |
| 4.1 | Affected | โ |
| 4.0.2 | Affected | โ |
| 4.0.1 | Affected | โ |
| 4.0 | Affected | โ |
| 3.2.2 | Affected | โ |
| 3.2.1 | Affected | โ |
| 3.2 | Affected | โ |
| 3.1.3 | Affected | โ |
| 3.1.2 | Affected | โ |
| 3.1 | Affected | โ |
| 3.0.1 | Affected | โ |
| 3.0 | Affected | โ |
| 2.2.1 | Affected | โ |
| 2.2 | Affected | โ |
| 2.1.1 | Affected | โ |
| 2.1 | Affected | โ |
| 2.0.2 | Affected | โ |
| 2.0.1 | Affected | โ |
| 2.0 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.5 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.4 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.3 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.2 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.1 | Affected | โ |
| 1.1.0 | Affected | โ |
| 1.0.2 | Affected | โ |
| 1.0.1 | Affected | โ |
| 1.0.0 | Affected | โ |
| โ | Affected | โ |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.