Apple iPhone Mail information disclosure
| iphone-mail-information-disclosure (36845) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple iPhone could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. When Mail Notification is configured to use SSL for incoming and outgoing connections, the users are not notified when the mail server identity has changed or is from an untrusted source. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate the user's mail server and obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, iPhone 1.0
- Apple, iPhone 1.0.1
- Apple, iPhone 1.0.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple iPhone (1.1.1 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Apple Web site, iPhone at http://www.apple.com/iphone/.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of the iPhone 1.1.1 Update at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306586.
- BID-25856: Apple iPhone 1.1.1 Mail Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3754: Mail in Apple iPhone 1.1.1, when using SSL, does not warn the user when the mail server changes or is not trusted, which might allow remote attackers to steal credentials and read email via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- SA26983: Apple iPhone Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018752: Apple iPhone Bugs Let Remote Users Dial Phone Numbers, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3287: Apple iPhone Multiple Code Execution and Information Disclosure Issues
Reported:
Sep 27, 2007
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