CVE-2012-0644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements via a slide-to-dial gesture.

Published: 2012-03-08

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0676	Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements via a slide-to-dial gesture.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2012-03-08T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:30:53.779Z

Reserved: 2012-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0644

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-08T22:55:04.213

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:37:59.957

Link: CVE-2012-0644

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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