CVE-2012-3742

iPhone OS < 6 - HTTPS Spoofing via Unicode Lock Indicator Character

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Safari in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly restrict use of an unspecified Unicode character that looks similar to the https lock indicator, which allows remote attackers to spoof https connections by placing this character in the TITLE element of a web page.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78708
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/85632

Scores

EPSS 0.0192
EPSS Percentile 77.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (40)
apple/iphone_os 1.0.0
apple/iphone_os 1.0.1
apple/iphone_os 1.0.2
apple/iphone_os 1.1.0
apple/iphone_os 1.1.1
apple/iphone_os 1.1.2
apple/iphone_os 1.1.3
apple/iphone_os 1.1.4
apple/iphone_os 1.1.5
apple/iphone_os 2.0
... and 30 more
Published Sep 20, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026