Apple iOS up to 4.0.0 resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 4.0.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The UIKit Alerts component in Apple iOS before 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a long tel: URL that triggers a large size for the acceptance dialog.

The weakness was published 10/14/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3432 since 09/13/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 60026 (Apple iOS < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70561) and Tenable (60026). Similar entries are available at 4441, 10941, 59076 and 59074.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 60026
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 4.0.1

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09/13/2011 🔍
10/12/2011 +29 days 🔍
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10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2014 +1165 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +91 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3432 (🔍)
X-Force: 70561
Vulnerability Center: 47749 - Apple iOS <5 UIKit Alerts Component Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Long 'tel:\x27 URL, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50158 - Apple iOS (CVE-2011-3432) Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 76335

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 03:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 06/16/2017 04:24 (5), 11/24/2021 03:40 (4)
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