CVE-2012-0642
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Integer underflow in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted catalog file in an HFS disk image.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | 5.1 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.