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CVE-2011-3259

VendorappleProductiphone os, apple tvDiscoveredOct 14, 2011UpdatedApr 29, 2026

The kernel in Apple iOS before 5 and Apple TV before 4.4 does not properly recover memory allocated for incomplete TCP connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by making many connection attempts.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
2.44%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 14, 2011
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 29, 2026