CVE-2010-0038

Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

Published: 2010-02-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0038 is rated Low Risk (28.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0038

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.36% +0.30%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.06% -0.89%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone_os 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0038

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