CVE-2013-5187

Severity

19%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

48%

The Screen Lock implementation in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not immediately accept Keychain Status menu Lock Screen commands, and instead incorrectly relies on a certain timeout setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a screen that should have transitioned into the locked state.

The Screen Lock implementation in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not immediately accept Keychain Status menu Lock Screen commands, and instead incorrectly relies on a certain timeout setting, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a screen that should have transitioned into the locked state.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 1.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Apple Mac OS X

First reported 11 years ago

2013-10-24 03:48:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-10-24 15:45:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.0

10.8.0

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.1

10.8.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.2

10.8.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3

10.8.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.4

10.8.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5

10.8.5

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