# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-02-03 · Updated: 2024-10-15

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/62128
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38040
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013

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