CVE-2011-3215

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly prevent FireWire DMA in the absence of a login, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a password by making a DMA request in the (1) loginwindow, (2) boot, or (3) shutdown state.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

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

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085

Timeline

Published: Oct 14, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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