CVE-2011-3462 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X before version 10.7.3, where Time Machine fails to authenticate the unique identifier of remote AFP volumes or Time Capsules. This oversight allows remote attackers to spoof the storage device and potentially obtain sensitive information from new backups. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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