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CVE-2011-2872

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2872 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple iOS before 5.1 and iTunes before 10.6. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw via a crafted website to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 75/100, this vulnerability carries a high risk due to its network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential impact remains severe for unpatched systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0414 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
osvdb.org / 79911
secunia.com / advisories/48274
secunia.com / advisories/48288
secunia.com / advisories/48377
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73801
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17438
securityfocus.com / bid/52365
securitytracker.com / id