CVE - CVE-2011-0228

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-0228	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2011-07-25-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00005.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2011-07-25-2 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00004.html BID:48877 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48877 BUGTRAQ:20110725 TWSL2011-007: iOS SSL Implementation Does Not Validate Certificate Chain URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518982/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4824 CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4825 MISC:https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2011-007.txt SECTRACK:1025837 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025837 SECUNIA:45369 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/45369 SREASON:8361 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8361
Assigning CNA
Apple Inc.
Date Record Created
20101223	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20101223)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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