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CVE-2012-3609

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3609 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, specifically affecting Apple Safari before version 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), the vulnerability has a network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 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

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Jul/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
support.apple.com / kb/HT5400
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5485
support.apple.com / kb/HT5503