CVE-2012-0065 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in usbmuxd allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious USB device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-0065?
CVE-2012-0065 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_packet function in libusbmuxd/libusbmuxd.c in usbmuxd 1.0.5 through 1.0.7 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SerialNumber field in a property list.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nikias Bassen Usbmuxd.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0065?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-0065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0065, GHSA-vqcg-7gjc-556x.