Title: Apple iPhone SMS Application Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
The Apple iPhone SMS application is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability that can be triggered when the SMS application tries to process crafted SMS text messages. By sending several hundred crafted messages, an attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable device.
Failed attacks will result in denial-of-service conditions.
Very few details are available regarding this issue. We will update this BID as more information emerges.
UPDATE (July 30, 2009): This BID was originally titled "Apple iPhone SMS Application Denial of Service Vulnerability"; it has been updated to reflect newly released information.
Versions prior to iPhone OS 3.0.1 are vulnerable.
Affected Products:
- Apple iPhone 1
- Apple iPhone 1.0.1
- Apple iPhone 1.0.2
- Apple iPhone 1.1
- Apple iPhone 1.1.1
- Apple iPhone 1.1.2
- Apple iPhone 1.1.3
- Apple iPhone 1.1.4
- Apple iPhone 2.0
- Apple iPhone 2.0.1
- Apple iPhone 2.0.2
- Apple iPhone 2.1
- Apple iPhone 2.2
- Apple iPhone 2.2.1
- Apple iPhone 3.0
References:
- Andy Greenberg: How To Hijack 'Every iPhone In The World'
- Apple: About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1
- Apple: iPhone Product Page
- Collin Mulliner and Charlie Miller: Fuzzing the Phone in your Phone
- Eliinor Mills: Researchers take control of iPhone via SMS
- Heise Media: Alledged critical security vulnerability in iPhone SMS application
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