CVE-2012-3726 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3726?

CVE-2012-3726 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 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

Double free vulnerability in ImageIO in Apple iOS before 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted JPEG image.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3726?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3726?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3726 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2012-3726 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3726 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-xcv6-f3m2-4vmf.