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TI-2012-03241 Aliases CVE-2012-3724GHSA-mfq9-x3jf-g35m

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly identify the host portion of a URL…

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01274 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3724
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfq9-x3jf-g35m

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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