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VAR-201208-0302

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-11 23:16

Apple iChat Server does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via responses for domains that were not asserted. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. Apple iChat is a video chat tool bundled with Apple's family of operating systems

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CVE-2012-4672 (GCVE-0-2012-4672)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-25 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:42

Summary

Apple iChat Server does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via responses for domains that were not asserted.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2230 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://xmpp.org/resources/security-notices/server…	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2012-08-21 00:00

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Sightings

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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