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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2011-3442

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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2011-3442

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/11/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/08/2014
Modified
10/08/2014

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 does not ensure the validity of flag combinations for an mmap system call, which allows local users to execute arbitrary unsigned code via a crafted app.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

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