Description
Power Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 does not properly perform locking upon occurrences of a power assertion, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by visiting an unattended workstation on which a locking failure had prevented the startup of the screen saver.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 3.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified