PT-2012-4965
CVE-2012-3725
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Published
2012-09-20
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Updated
2017-08-29
Description by
CVSS 2.0
3.3
LowMetricsAV:A/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 DNAv4 protocol implementation in the DHCP component, which sends Wi-Fi packets containing a MAC address of a host on a previously used network. This might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about previous device locations by sniffing an unencrypted Wi-Fi network for these packets.
Recommendations
For Apple iOS versions prior to 6, update to iOS version 6 or later to resolve the issue.
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