Is CVE-2012-4672 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4672 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4672?

CVE-2012-4672 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-4672

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

Apple iChat Server does not verify that a request was made for an XMPP Server Dialback response, which allows remote XMPP servers to spoof domains via responses for domains that were not asserted.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.8% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4597)
Published: August 25, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4597 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / ichat server

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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