CVE-2011-1418
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.015 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (39)
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references (13)
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.htmlcnnvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1358Patchcnnvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564cnnvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565cnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564enisa_euvd
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