Information disclosure in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3452
Published: February 2, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44335
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3452
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS Server
macOS
macOS Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Internet Sharing in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not preserve the Wi-Fi configuration across software updates, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the lack of a WEP password for a Wi-Fi network.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3452
Install update from vendor's website.