Vulnerability Details CVE-2011-3259
The kernel in Apple iOS before 5 and Apple TV before 4.4 does not properly recover memory allocated for incomplete TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by making many connection attempts.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.016
EPSS Ranking 80.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00002.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50087
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70530
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00002.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50087
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70530
Products affected by CVE-2011-3259
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cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5