CVE-2012-3730 | Vulnetix

CVE-2012-3730 PUBLISHED

Reported by apple · Published September 20, 2012

Mail in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly handle reuse of Content-ID header values, which allows remote attackers to spoof attachments via a header value that was also used in a previous e-mail message, as demonstrated by a message from a different sender.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
iphone_os	apple	5.1.1

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	n/a	*

Timeline

Sep 20, 2012 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 29, 2026 CVE Updated
Jun 1, 2026 Security Advisory
Oct 26, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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References

apple-ios-mail-cve20123730(78717) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
x_refsource_CONFIRM
85626 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

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