PT-2012-4981 · Apple · Ios

Boku Kihara · Published 2012-09-20 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-3741

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.9

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 6

Description The issue concerns the Restrictions implementation, also known as Parental Controls, which does not properly handle purchase attempts after a Disable Restrictions action. This allows local users to bypass an intended Apple ID authentication step via an app that performs purchase transactions.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 6, update to a version 6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3741

Affected Products

Ios

References · 4

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3741 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78721 · Note