Description
CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the construction of an HTTP request with an incorrect hostname derived from a malformed URL.
Published: 2012-09-20
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3671 CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the construction of an HTTP request with an incorrect hostname derived from a malformed URL.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:13:51.721Z

Reserved: 2012-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3724

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-20T21:55:03.173

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

Link: CVE-2012-3724

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