The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly limit the dialing methods, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and make FaceTime calls through Voice Dialing, or obtain sensitive contact information by attempting to make a FaceTime call and reading the contact suggestions.
Published 2012-09-20 21:55:04
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Apple Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2012-3738

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3738

0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3738

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.6
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
3.9
4.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3738

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-3738

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