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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Message Handler. The manipulation as part of a SMS leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Off-by-one error in Telephony in Apple iOS before 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and connectivity outage) via a crafted user-data header in an SMS message.
The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 by pod2g as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3745 since 06/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62242 (Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mobile Devices.
Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78722) and Tenable (62242). The entries 6213, 6151, 6186 and 6134 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 62242
Nessus Name: Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: pod2g
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3745 (🔍)
X-Force: 78722 - Apple iOS Telephony CVE-2012-3745, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47713 - Apple iOS <6 Telephony Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted 'user-data\x27 Header in an SMS Message, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56261 - Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3745 Off-By-One Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 50586 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85638
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/21/2012 13:45Updated: 04/13/2021 12:01
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (80), 06/16/2017 04:14 (2), 04/13/2021 12:01 (3)
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