CVE-2012-3725

high

Description

The DNAv4 protocol implementation in the DHCP component in Apple iOS before 6 sends Wi-Fi packets containing a MAC address of a host on a previously used network, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about previous device locations by sniffing an unencrypted Wi-Fi network for these packets.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78720

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-09-20

Updated: 2017-08-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High