Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3732 'From' Address Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56279
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2012-3732
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 19 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 09:31AM
Credit:	An anonymous researcher
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
Not Vulnerable:

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3732 'From' Address Spoofing Vulnerability

Apple iOS for the iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPad is prone to a spoofing vulnerability that affects the 'Mail' component.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to spoof the 'From' address of a S/MIME signed message.

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-2012-3732 'From' Address Spoofing Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 6 CVE-2012-3732 'From' Address Spoofing 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-2012-3732 'From' Address Spoofing Vulnerability

References:

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