CVE-2012-3723 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3723?

CVE-2012-3723 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly handle the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by attaching a USB device.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3723?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3723 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-2012-3723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9668-gp9w-hwrf.