Info

Disclosure

Mar 07, 2012

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Mar 07, 2012

Description

Apple iOS contains a flaw related to the passcode functionality that may allow an attacker to bypass the passcode lock by using the slide to dial gesture. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Physical Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Inc.

Apple iOS

5.0.1

References

Security Tracker: 1026774
CVE ID: 2012-0644 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 48288
Related OSVDB ID: 79905 79906 79907 79908 79909 79910 79911 79912 79913 79914 79915 79916 79917 79918 79919 79920 79921 79922 79923 79924 79925 79926 79927 79928 79929 79930 79931 79932 79933 79934 79935 79936 79937 79938 79939 79940 79941 79942 79943 79944 79945 79946 79947 79948 79949 79950 79951 79952 79953 79954 79955 79956 79964 79965 79966 79967 79968 79969 79970 79971 79973 79974 79975
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5192
Vendor URL: http://www.apple.com/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/79972