Info

Disclosure

Sep 19, 2012

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Sep 19, 2012

Description

Apple iOS is prone to an overflow condition. This issue is triggered when a boundary error occurs in IPSec during the loading of racoon configuration files, which will result in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted racoon configuration file, a context-dependent attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade to version 6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Inc.

Apple iOS

5.1.1

References

Security Tracker: 1027552
CVE ID: 2012-3727 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 50586
Related OSVDB ID: 85620 85621 85622 85623 85624 85625 85626 85627 85628 85629 85631 85632 85633 85634 85635 85636 85637 85638 85639 85640 85641 85642 85643
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/85630