Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a legacy Apple WebKit memory-corruption flaw. A malicious website could make affected iOS or iTunes versions crash or potentially run attacker-controlled code. The bundle identifies fixes in Apple releases, but provides no CVSS score, CWE, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Apple devices or managed systems still running iOS earlier than 5.1 or iTunes earlier than 10.6. Modern supported deployments are unlikely to be exposed unless old software remains in use. Treat as high priority only where legacy Apple software remains. For current environments, priority is usually inventory confirmation rather than emergency response. The business risk is drive-by compromise or service disruption on obsolete endpoints. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected iOS devices to 5.1 or later.; Upgrade affected iTunes installations to 10.6 or later.; Retire devices that cannot run fixed Apple versions..
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- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17204CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- apple-webkit-cve20120599-code-execution(73818)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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