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CVE-2011-1418

The stateless address autoconfiguration (aka SLAAC) functionality in the IPv6 networking implementation in Apple iOS before 4.3 and Apple TV before 4.2 places the MAC address into the IPv6 address, which makes it easier for remote IPv6 servers to track users by logging source IPv6 addresses.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1418 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-03-11T22:55:05.807

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.1	Yes
Application	apple	apple_tv	4.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	≤ 3.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	1.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	1.1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	2.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	2.1.0	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.