CVE-2012-3744

Description

Telephony in Apple iOS before 6 uses an SMS message's return address as the displayed sender address, which allows remote attackers to spoof text communication via a message in which the return address does not match the originating address.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

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/85622	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78687	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3744?: CVE-2012-3744 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3744?: To fix CVE-2012-3744, 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-2012-3744 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3744 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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