CVE-2012-3724 (GCVE-0-2012-3724)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-20 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:13
VLAI
Summary
CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the construction of an HTTP request with an incorrect hostname derived from a malformed URL.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
apple CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 37/100 over 619 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2012-09-19 00:00
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