PT-2011-4462 · Apple · Ios

Published 2011-11-11 · Updated 2012-02-15 · CVE-2011-3442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 5.0.1

Description The issue concerns the kernel in Apple iOS, which fails to validate flag combinations for an mmap system call. This allows local users to execute arbitrary unsigned code by creating a crafted app.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3442

Affected Products

Ios

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3442 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5052 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1026287 · Note