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CVE-2012-0602: iOS 5.0 and iTunes 10.5 allow remote code execution

CVE-2012-0602 · published 14 years ago

Summary

Both the iOS version used before iOS 5.1 and iTunes versions before 10.6 can be tricked by a specially crafted web page to run any code the attacker wants or to crash the program. This could let an attacker take control of the device or cause a denial of service. Update the iPhone/iPad to iOS 5.1 or later and upgrade iTunes to version 10.6 or newer to close the risk.

What to do

Update apple iphone_os to version 5.1 or later.
Update apple itunes to version 10.6 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
apple	iphone_os	< 5.1 `cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::`
apple	itunes	< 10.6 `cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes::::::::`

Original advisory text

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 5.1 and iTunes before 10.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1 and APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-2.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/79923 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48274 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52365 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73821 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3... Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

9.3 Critical

Exploitation

4% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

Timeline

Published8 Mar 2012

Updated23 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2012-0602 · NVD

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