The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 dismisses the call approval dialog when another alert appears, which might allow remote attackers to force the iPhone to place a call without user approval by causing an application to trigger an alert.
CVE-2009-0961
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 92.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 19, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/55238
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35414
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/55238
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35414
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51210
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-33044✓ verifiedFirst seen May 17, 2009
Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (1)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-33045✓ verifiedFirst seen May 17, 2009
Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (2)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-33046✓ verifiedFirst seen May 17, 2009
Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (3)
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