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
Published Mar 11, 2011
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.2
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 72.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 70.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 57.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 46.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 58.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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