CVE-2011-3259 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Apple iOS and Apple TV by exhausting kernel memory through incomplete TCP connections.
- 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-2011-3259?
CVE-2011-3259 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 14 Oct 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 5 and Apple TV before 4.4 does not properly recover memory allocated for incomplete TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by making many connection attempts.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3259?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Apple Tv, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3259 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-2011-3259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g22-24qq-rqw9.