Input validation error in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3450
Published: February 2, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44334
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3450
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS Server
macOS
macOS Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a long URL. Per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 : This issue does not affect systems prior to OS X Lion.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3450
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.