The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly limit the dialing methods, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and make FaceTime calls through Voice Dialing, or obtain sensitive contact information by attempting to make a FaceTime call and reading the contact suggestions.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3685 The Emergency Dialer screen in the Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly limit the dialing methods, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and make FaceTime calls through Voice Dialing, or obtain sensitive contact information by attempting to make a FaceTime call and reading the contact suggestions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:13:51.631Z

Reserved: 2012-06-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3738

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-09-20T21:55:04.093

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3738

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