ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2010-0038

Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and…

Published Feb 3, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-0038. EPSS is 0.36%. 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
Medium4.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

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 os1.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1

How to fix CVE-2010-0038

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-2010-0038. EPSS is 0.36%. 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 1.0.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-399. EPSS 0.36%. 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. Feb 3, 2010 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-0038

    Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-0038

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-0038

    30-day exploitation probability 0.36%

    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.

CVE-2010-0038: Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2,… · ZeroDay Findings