VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78750
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78750
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.