First published: Fri Oct 14 2011(Updated: )
The UIKit Alerts component in Apple iOS before 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a long tel: URL that triggers a large size for the acceptance dialog.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
iPhone OS | =4.0 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.2 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0.2 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.2 | |
iPhone OS | =4.2.8 | |
iPhone OS | =4.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.1.2 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.5 | |
iPhone OS | =3.1.3 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.1 | |
iPhone OS | =4.2.5 | |
iPhone OS | =3.2.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.1 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.5 | |
iPhone OS | =3.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.2 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.5 | |
iPhone OS | =4.2.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.0 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0.1 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.3 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0.1 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0 | |
iPhone OS | =3.1 | |
iPhone OS | =4.0 | |
iPhone OS | =4.3.0 | |
iPhone OS | =3.2.1 | |
iPhone OS | =3.2.2 |
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CVE-2011-3432 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause device hangs.
Mitigation of CVE-2011-3432 can be achieved by upgrading to iOS version 5 or later.
CVE-2011-3432 affects various iOS versions including 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.2.5, and 3.2 among others.
Yes, CVE-2011-3432 can be exploited remotely via specially crafted long tel: URLs.
The impact of CVE-2011-3432 is a denial of service condition, potentially causing the device to become unresponsive.