# CVE-2007-3754: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can steal credentials and read email via MITM attacks because the Mail app fails to warn users about untrusted SSL certificates.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qgf-99w3-fmrx

## What is CVE-2007-3754?

CVE-2007-3754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 27 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Mail in Apple iPhone 1.1.1, when using SSL, does not warn the user when the mail server changes or is not trusted, which might allow remote attackers to steal credentials and read email via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3754?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Iphone, Apple Iphone Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

- [CVE-2008-3632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3632/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3753/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-3950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3950/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0034/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2007-3755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3755/): Other in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 27 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.