CVE-2011-2391 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted ICMPv6 packets in the iOS kernel, requiring an OS upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-2391?
CVE-2011-2391 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 19 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IPv6 implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted ICMPv6 packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2391?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2391?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-2391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcjw-xjfg-7pww.