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CVE-2012-3724
CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.3%
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- apple
Description
CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the construction of an HTTP request with an incorrect hostname derived from a malformed URL.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 85637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- apple-ios-cfnetwork-cve20123724(78723) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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