CVE-2012-3738 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2012-3738

The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in...

Vulnerability Description

The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly limit the dialing methods, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and make FaceTime calls through Voice Dialing, or obtain sensitive contact information by attempting to make a FaceTime call and reading the contact suggestions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

iphone os
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, 4.2.1, 4.2.5, 4.2.8, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.5, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: September 20th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.