PT-2011-4349 · Apple · Tv+1

Josh Enders + 1 · Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-3259

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 5 Apple TV versions prior to 4.4

Description The issue is related to the kernel's handling of incomplete TCP connections, where it fails to properly recover allocated memory. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service through resource consumption by making multiple connection attempts.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 5, update to version 5 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple TV versions prior to 4.4, update to version 4.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3259

Affected Products

Tv

Ios

References · 7

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5001 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3259 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70530 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50087 · Note