CVE-2009-0960 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can track device IP and email read status via HTML email images due to lack of remote image loading controls in the iOS Mail app.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0960?
CVE-2009-0960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 19 Jun 2009. 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
The Mail component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not provide an option to disable remote image loading in HTML email, which allows remote attackers to determine the device address and when an e-mail is read via an HTML email containing an image URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0960?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Ipod Touch.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-0960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvv9-q433-xx7r.