CVE-2012-3749

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The extensions APIs in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6.0.1 provide kernel addresses in responses that contain an OSBundleMachOHeaders key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 6.0; 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+34)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0012.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51445
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5567
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5598
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56361
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0012.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51445
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5567

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