CVE-2012-0641

N/A Unknown

Published: March 08, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 5.1 does not properly construct request headers during parsing of URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3447.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Mailing List Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48288

Source: product-security@apple.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774

Source: product-security@apple.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/48288

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.3%

81th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

apple

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