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Ipod TouchHardware / appliance · Apple

CVE-2008-3631

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v2.0 Published 2008-09-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Application Sandbox in Apple iPod touch 2.0 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2, does not properly isolate third-party applications, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files in a third-party application's sandbox via a different third-party application.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Application Sandbox in iOS 2.0-2.0.2 fails to properly isolate third-party applications from each other, allowing a malicious third-party app to read arbitrary files from another third-party application's sandboxed storage area.

MitigationDeploy iOS 2.1 or later via MDM/OTA updates to patch the sandbox isolation flaw, and audit installed applications for potential malicious behavior.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ipod TouchHardware / appliance
Affected:= 2.0= 2.0.1= 2.0.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the device as an iPod Touch
    Check the device model by looking at the back of the device or in Settings > General > About > Model
    Affected if Device is not an iPod Touch (this CVE specifically affects iPod Touch only)
  2. Check the installed iOS version
    On the iPod Touch, go to Settings > General > About > Version. Alternatively, connect the device to a computer with iTunes and check the version in the device summary page.
    Affected if Version shows 2.0, 2.0.1, or 2.0.2 exactly
  3. Confirm the iOS version matches affected range
    Compare the displayed version number against the affected versions: 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2. Any other version (including 2.1 or later, or 1.x) is not affected by this specific CVE.
    Affected if Version displayed is exactly 2.0, 2.0.1, or 2.0.2

The environment is affected only if the iPod Touch is running iOS version 2.0, 2.0.1, or 2.0.2; any other version means the vulnerability is not present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Deploy iOS 2.1 or later via MDM/OTA updates to patch the sandbox isolation flaw, and audit installed applications for potential malicious behavior.

Fix this in Ipod Touch Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,800
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