Description
The screen saver in Dock in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 does not prevent four-finger Multi-Touch gestures, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass locking and "manage applications or use Expose" via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/56847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52421
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/56847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35954Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52421
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 6, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified