CVE-2011-3259 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00002.html http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5001 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50087 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70530