First published: Fri Oct 14 2011(Updated: )
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.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.10 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.9 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.7 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.11 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.7 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.10 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.9 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | <=10.7.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.7.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.9 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.6.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.7 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.9 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | <=10.7.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.7.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.6.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.2.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.3.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.0.4 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.1.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.1.2 |
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CVE-2011-3215 has a high severity rating as it allows physical proximity attacks to bypass access restrictions.
To fix CVE-2011-3215, users should update their Apple Mac OS X to version 10.7.2 or later.
CVE-2011-3215 exploits vulnerabilities in the kernel's handling of FireWire DMA access without prior login.
CVE-2011-3215 affects users of Apple Mac OS X versions earlier than 10.7.2.
The potential impacts of CVE-2011-3215 include unauthorized access to sensitive information, including password exposure.