CVE-2012-3701 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3701?

CVE-2012-3701 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 13 Sep 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

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3701?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2012-3701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

• CVE-2021-30666 Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30761 Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-5hmh-cjgq-w2rw, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3701.