CVE-2012-0642 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer underflow in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted catalog file in an HFS disk image.

Published: 2012-03-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0674	Integer underflow in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted catalog file in an HFS disk image.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0314.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2012-03-08T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:30:53.785Z

Reserved: 2012-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0642

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-08T22:55:04.137

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0642

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

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