PT-2012-4963 · Apple · Macos X

Andy Davis · Published 2012-09-20 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-3723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.5

Description The issue arises from improper handling of the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor. This allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption and system crash, by attaching a USB device.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.5, update to version 10.7.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3723

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 4

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3723 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78750 · Note