Apple iPhone tel link phone hijacking
| iphone-tellink-phone-hijacking (36853) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple iPhone could allow a remote attacker to hijack calls. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted email message with a 'tel:' link, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the phone and make an unauthorized telephone call.
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:
Gain Access
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-25862: Apple iPhone Mail Unauthorized tel: Initiation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3755: Mail in Apple iPhone 1.1.1 allows remote user-assisted attackers to force the iPhone user to make calls to arbitrary telephone numbers via a tel: link, which does not prompt the user before dialing the number.
- 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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