CVE-2008-3612 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Networking subsystem in Apple iPod touch 2.0 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2, uses predictable TCP initial sequence numbers, which allows remote attackers to spoof or hijack a TCP connection.

Published: 2008-09-10

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02524.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31823
http://secunia.com/advisories/31900
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31092
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020848
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2525
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2558

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-10T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.935Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3612

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-11T01:13:09.227

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3612

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-330

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