Apple iChat Server does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback…
Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apple iChat Server does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via responses for domains that were not asserted.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00831 57th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-823m-h7jf-28xh
References
More Apple Ichat Server vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00847 iChat ROOMS Webserver allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2012-4672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-823m-h7jf-28xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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