Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-0641

Description

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 5.1 does not properly construct request headers during parsing of URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3447.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <5.1
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <5.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/48288nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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