Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006)

This host is missing an important security update according to Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update/Mac OS X Security Update 2011-006. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

CVE-2011-3215

CVE-2011-3215 concerns the Apple OS X kernel. The issue is a logic error in the kernel’s FireWire DMA protection that allows DMA access before user login, enabling physically proximate attackers to bypass restrictions and potentially discover a password by issuing DMA requests in loginwindow, boo...