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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4230

CVE-2008-4230 is listed by apple.

Published Nov 25, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4230. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.35%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

CVE-2008-4230 is listed by apple.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.2

How to fix CVE-2008-4230

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4230. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information; CWE-264. EPSS 0.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2008 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    CVE-2008-4230 is listed by apple.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    CVE-2008-4230 is listed by apple.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4230

    The Passcode Lock feature in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 displays SMS messages when the emergency-call screen is visible, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these messages. NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2008-4593.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4230

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4230

    30-day exploitation probability 0.35%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.