CVE-2011-3215

medium

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-10-14

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00068