CVE-2011-3259 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before version 5 and Apple TV before version 4.4. The flaw stems from the kernel's failure to properly release memory allocated for incomplete TCP connections, allowing remote attackers to exhaust system resources by initiating numerous connection attempts. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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