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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2012-3749

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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2012-3749

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/03/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/08/2014
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

The extensions APIs in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6.0.1 provide kernel addresses in responses that contain an OSBundleMachOHeaders key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

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