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A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 8.4.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component libxml2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was released 08/11/2015 as HT205030 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6685 since 01/05/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83864 (Debian DLA-229-1 : libnokogiri-ruby security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123806 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2)).
Upgrading to version 8.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83864) and SecurityTracker (ID 1033275†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7837, VDB-11563, VDB-12088 and VDB-12510.
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Nessus ID: 83864
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-229-1 : libnokogiri-ruby security update
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205030
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-6685 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033275 - Apple iOS Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service and Let Apps Gain Elevated Privileges
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 08/14/2015 12:48 PMUpdated: 06/10/2022 03:40 AM
Changes: 08/14/2015 12:48 PM (47), 10/09/2017 09:48 AM (11), 06/10/2022 03:25 AM (2), 06/10/2022 03:33 AM (18), 06/10/2022 03:40 AM (1)
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