PT-2011-2234 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2012-01-14 · CVE-2011-0260

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.2

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by typing into a system window when the screen is locked, due to the CoreProcesses component not preventing the system window from receiving keystrokes in the locked-screen state.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.2, update to version 10.7.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0260

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0260 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50085 · Note