PT-2012-4964
CVE-2012-3724
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Published
2012-09-20
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Updated
2017-08-29
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apple iOS versions prior to 6
Description
The issue concerns the CFNetwork component in Apple iOS, which fails to properly identify the host portion of a URL. This allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by constructing an HTTP request with an incorrect hostname derived from a malformed URL.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 6, update to a version 6 or later to resolve the issue.
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