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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-3830

Networking in Apple iOS before 4.2 accesses an invalid pointer during the processing of packet filter rules, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published Nov 26, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-3830. EPSS is 0.69%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.69%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os

Networking in Apple iOS before 4.2 accesses an invalid pointer during the processing of packet filter rules, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os<= 4.1

How to fix CVE-2010-3830

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-3830. EPSS is 0.69%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-264. EPSS 0.69%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 26, 2010 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Networking in Apple iOS before 4.2 accesses an invalid pointer during the processing of packet filter rules, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Networking in Apple iOS before 4.2 accesses an invalid pointer during the processing of packet filter rules, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-3830

    Networking in Apple iOS before 4.2 accesses an invalid pointer during the processing of packet filter rules, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3830

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-3830

    30-day exploitation probability 0.69%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference35010

    Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

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