CVE-2012-3734

Description

Office Viewer in Apple iOS before 6 writes cleartext document data to a temporary file, which might allow local users to bypass a document's intended (1) Data Protection level or (2) encryption state by reading the temporary content.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/85642 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78709 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3734?
CVE-2012-3734 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3734?
To fix CVE-2012-3734, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3734 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3734 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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