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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-5153

CVE-2013-5153

Description

In iOS before 7, Springboard's Lost Mode fails to properly lock the screen, letting nearby attackers read notifications without unlocking.

AI Insight

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In iOS before 7, Springboard's Lost Mode fails to properly lock the screen, letting nearby attackers read notifications without unlocking.

Vulnerability

The vulnerability resides in Springboard on Apple iOS versions prior to 7. When the device is placed in Lost Mode, the lock state management is insufficient, allowing the screen to remain partially active or notifications to be displayed without unlocking the device. Affected versions include all iOS releases before iOS 7.

Exploitation

An attacker must be physically proximate to the locked iOS device. No authentication or user interaction is required beyond the device being in Lost Mode. The attacker can simply view the device screen to read notifications displayed by Springboard while the device is ostensibly locked.

Impact

A physically proximate attacker can read user notifications without unlocking the device. This leads to information disclosure of potentially sensitive or private content displayed in notifications, such as messages, alerts, or other app notifications.

Mitigation

The issue is fixed in iOS 7, released on September 18, 2013. Users should update iOS to version 7 or later via system update. No workaround is provided for affected versions [1].

References
  1. About the security content of iOS 7 - Apple Support

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Iphone OS48 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 47 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.1.4
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
    Range: <7

Patches

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References

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