Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3741 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56260
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-3741
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Sep 19 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 09:16AM
Credit:	Kevin Makens of Redwood High School
Vulnerable:	Apple iPod Touch 3.1.3 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.2 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.1 Apple iPod Touch 3.0 Apple iPod Touch 0 Apple iPhone 4.0.1 Apple iPhone 3.2.1 Apple iPhone 3.1.3 Apple iPhone 3.1.2 Apple iPhone 3.0.1 Apple iPhone 4.3.3 Apple iPhone 4.3.2 Apple iPhone 4.3.1 Apple iPhone 4.3.0 Apple iPhone 4.2.8 Apple iPhone 4.2.5 Apple iPhone 4.2.1 Apple iPhone 4.1 Apple iPhone 4.0.2 Apple iPhone 4.0.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 4.0.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 4.0 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 4.0 - Iphone Apple iPhone 4.0 Apple iPhone 3.2.2 Apple iPhone 3.2.1 - Ipad Apple iPhone 3.2 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.2 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.2 Apple iPhone 3.1.3 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1.3 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1.2 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1.2 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.1 Apple iPhone 3.0.1 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.0.1 - Iphone Apple iPhone 3.0 - Ipodtouch Apple iPhone 3.0 - Iphone Apple iPhone 0 Apple iPad 3.2.1 Apple iPad 3.2.2 Apple iPad 3.2 Apple iPad 0 Apple iOS 4.2.1 Apple iOS 4.0.2 Apple iOS 4.0.1 Apple iOS 3.2.2 Apple iOS 3.2.1 Apple iOS 5.1.1 Apple iOS 5.1 Apple iOS 5.0.1 Apple iOS 5 Apple iOS 4.3.5 Apple iOS 4.3.4 Apple iOS 4.3.3 Apple iOS 4.3.2 Apple iOS 4.3.1 Apple iOS 4.3 Apple iOS 4.2.9 Apple iOS 4.2.8 Apple iOS 4.2.7 Apple iOS 4.2.6 Apple iOS 4.2.5 Apple iOS 4.2.10 Apple iOS 4.2 beta Apple iOS 4.2 Apple iOS 4.1 Apple iOS 4 Apple iOS 3.2 Apple iOS 3.1 Apple iOS 3.0 Apple iOS 2.1 Apple iOS 2.0 Apple Apple TV 5.0 Apple Apple TV 4.4
Not Vulnerable:

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3741 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Apple iOS for the iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPad is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Successful exploits can allow an attacker with physical access to a vulnerable device to perform unauthorized actions or obtain sensitive information.

NOTE: This issue was previously discussed in BID 55612 (Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3741 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers require physical access to an affected device to exploit this issue.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3741 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for details.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3741 Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• iOS Homepage (Apple)
  
• iPad Homepage (Apple)
  
• iPhone Product Page (Apple)
  
• iPod touch Product Page (Apple)