Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2012-3723
Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly handle the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by attaching a USB device.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
- Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)