CVE-2008-3631

Application Sandbox in Apple iPod touch 2.0 through 2.0.2, and iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2, does not properly isolate third-party applications, which allows attackers to read arbitrary files in a third-party application's sandbox via a different third-party application.

Published: 2008-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3631 is rated Moderate Risk (54/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3631

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.81% 0.86% +0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.86% 0.81% -0.05%
3 2025-03-19 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3631

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3631

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3631

Solution: Link to patched version (v2.1) - http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/softwareupdate.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3631

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipod_touch 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipod_touch 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipod_touch:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3631

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