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CVE-2012-0642

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0642 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in Apple iOS versions prior to 5.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted catalog file within an HFS disk image. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

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

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
4.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0447 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 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

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48288
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5281
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry