Cryptographic issues in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3212

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU44613

Cryptographic issues in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3212

Published: October 14, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44613
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3212
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

CoreStorage in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not ensure that all disk data is encrypted during the enabling of FileVault, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading directly from the disk device.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-3212

Install update from vendor's website.

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