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CVE-2012-3723

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly handle the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbit…

Impact

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly handle the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by attaching a USB device.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleMac Os X
through 10.7.4
Versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3
AppleMac Os X Server
through 10.7.4
Versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References