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Iphone OsOperating system · Apple

CVE-2010-1757

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-06-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.0 or later.
See remediation →
73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
WebKit in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch does not enforce the expected boundary restrictions on content display by an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface via a crafted HTML document.

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

WebKit in Apple iOS before version 4 on iPhone and iPod touch fails to enforce boundary restrictions on content displayed within IFRAME elements, allowing remote attackers to render arbitrary content over the legitimate page interface and spoof the user interface through specially crafted HTML documents.

MitigationUpdate affected iOS devices to version 4 or later to obtain the patched WebKit component; for legacy devices that cannot support iOS 4+, consider network-level controls to block malicious HTML content or restrict device access to untrusted sources.

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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
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 4.0

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
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check the iOS version installed on the device
    Go to Settings > General > About on the iPhone or iPod touch and locate the Version field
    Affected if The version displayed is less than 4.0 (for example, 3.x.x)
  2. Confirm the device model is iPhone or iPod touch
    Check Settings > General > About > Model to verify the device is an iPhone or iPod touch
    Affected if The device is an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS below 4.0
  3. Verify WebKit is in use as the rendering engine
    The device uses WebKit through Safari or third-party browsers; this is the default rendering engine on iOS
    Affected if Any WebKit-based browser is used on a vulnerable iOS version (below 4.0)

The environment is affected if the iPhone or iPod touch is running any version of iOS prior to 4.0, as the unpatched WebKit component contains the IFRAME boundary restriction flaw.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.0 or later
Fixed in 4.0
Interim mitigation

Update affected iOS devices to version 4 or later to obtain the patched WebKit component; for legacy devices that cannot support iOS 4+, consider network-level controls to block malicious HTML content or restrict device access to untrusted sources.

Fix this in Iphone Os Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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