THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-0643
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-0643

Iphone Os vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The kernel in Apple iOS before 5.1 does not properly handle debug system calls, which allows remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a crafted program.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Iphone Os
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2012-03-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-0643

  • Confirm whether Apple Iphone Os is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-0643.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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