CVE-2011-0228
N/A
Published: August 29, 2011 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoriPhone OS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
The Data Security component in Apple iOS before 4.2.10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.5 does not check the basicConstraints parameter during validation of X.509 certificate chains, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL server by using a non-CA certificate to sign a certificate for an arbitrary domain.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45369Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8361Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518982/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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