The kernel in Apple iOS before 6 dereferences invalid pointers during the handling of packet-filter data structures, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program that makes packet-filter ioctl calls
Published Sep 20, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 6 dereferences invalid pointers during the handling of packet-filter data structures, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program that makes packet-filter ioctl calls.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.1.1
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.8
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.5
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 24.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 25.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 33.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/85629 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/85629 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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