CVE-2012-0641 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via malformed URLs due to improper request header construction in iOS CFNetwork.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-0641?

CVE-2012-0641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 8 Mar 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 5.1 does not properly construct request headers during parsing of URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3447.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0641?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0641?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-0641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2372-vqj2-qq6j.

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