CVE-2012-0597

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2012-0597 · Published 08/03/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-0597 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting itunes (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.1%, higher than 90.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 10.6 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
itunes apple	`< 10.6`	`10.6`

Description

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

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html · Mailing List
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html · Mailing List
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html · Mailing List
osvdb.org/79919 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/48274 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/48288 · Third Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/48377 · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/52365 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id · Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73816 · Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16879 · Third Party Advisory

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Affected versions

Patched versions

itunes

apple

< 10.6

10.6

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