PT-2012-4969

CVE-2012-3729

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Published

2012-09-20

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Updated

2017-08-29

Description by

CVSS 2.0
1.9
Low
MetricsAV:L/AC:M/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 Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) interpreter implementation in the kernel, which accesses uninitialized memory locations. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information about the layout of kernel memory via a crafted program that uses a BPF interface.
Recommendations For versions prior to 6, update to iOS version 6 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploitability
Fix
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
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