Secunia Security Advisory - Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple iPhone, which can be exploited by malicious applications to bypass certain security features, and by malicious people to poison the DNS cache, spoof TCP connections, or potentially compromise a user's device.
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TITLE:
Apple iPhone Multiple Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31900
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31900/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Hijacking, Security Bypass, Spoofing, Exposure of sensitive
information, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple iPhone
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/15128/
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple iPhone, which
can be exploited by malicious applications to bypass certain security
features, and by malicious people to poison the DNS cache, spoof TCP
connections, or potentially compromise a user's device.
For more information:
SA31823
An error in the handling of emergency calls has also been reported.
This can be exploited to bypass the Passcode Lock feature and allows
users with physical access to an iPhone to launch applications
without the passcode.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.1.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Nicolas Seriot, Bryce Cogswell, Dan Kaminsky and
Matthew Yohe.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31823:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31823/
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