CVE-2011-3431

iPhone OS - Unauthorized Sensitive Information Exposure via Home Screen Gesture

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Home screen component in Apple iOS before 5 does not properly support a certain application-switching gesture, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive state information by watching the device's screen.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/76327
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70554

Scores

EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 29.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (19)
apple/iphone_os 3.0
apple/iphone_os 3.1 (3 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 3.1.2
apple/iphone_os 3.1.3
apple/iphone_os 3.2 (2 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 3.2.1 (2 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 3.2.2
apple/iphone_os 4.0 (3 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 4.0.1 (3 CPE variants)
apple/iphone_os 4.0.2
... and 9 more
Published Oct 14, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026