CVE-2012-3723

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 20, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-3723: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix