The kernel in Apple iOS before 5 and Apple TV before 4.4 does not properly recover memory allocated for incomplete TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by making many connection attempts.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00002.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 | Vendor Advisory |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5001 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50087 | |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70530 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: 2011-10-14T10:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-28T12:57:01
Reserved: 2011-08-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3259
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-10-14T10:55:10.307
Modified: 2017-08-29T01:30:08.053
Link: CVE-2011-3259
JSON object: View
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CWE