CVE-2010-2973

Apple iOS <4.0.2-3.2.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-2973. PoCs published by jailbreakme.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The entry describes a PDF exploit for iOS jailbreaking but only provides an external download link without any technical details or actual exploit code. This is characteristic of a social engineering lure.

Description

Integer overflow in IOSurface in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch, and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving IOSurface properties, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb SUSPICIOUS VERIFIED
by jailbreakme · textlocalios
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14538

The entry describes a PDF exploit for iOS jailbreaking but only provides an external download link without any technical details or actual exploit code. This is characteristic of a social engineering lure.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Apple iOS (unspecified version)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the external download link
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00001.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00000.html
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14538
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/66827
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4292
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42151
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4291
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40807

Scores

EPSS 0.0078
EPSS Percentile 51.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os 4.0 (3 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 4.0.1 (3 CPE variants)
Published Aug 05, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026