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CVE-2011-3462


Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not verify the unique identifier of its remote AFP volume or Time Capsule, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information contained in new backups by spoofing this storage object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1803.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-3462 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, 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

2012-02-02T18:55:01.520

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
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.7.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.7.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.7.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server ≤ 10.7.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.7.1 Yes

References

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.