CVE-2010-4012

Published: Dec 8, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in Apple iOS 4.0 through 4.1 for iPhone 3G and later allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the passcode lock by making a call from the Emergency Call screen, then quickly pressing the Sleep/Wake button.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Iphone Os

Apple

1 product

Iphone Os

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Iphone Os	Version 4.0
Apple Iphone Os	Version 4.1

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (2)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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