CVE-2009-2796

The UIKit component in Apple iPhone OS 3.0, and iPhone OS 3.0.1 for iPod touch, allows physically proximate attackers to discover a password by watching a user undo deletions of characters in the password.

• CWE-200

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36677Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36335
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53185
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36677Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3860Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36335
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53185

Published

Sep 10, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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