PT-2013-2823 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2013-09-16 · Updated 2013-09-19 · CVE-2013-1031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.8.5

Description The issue concerns a problem with Power Management in Apple Mac OS X, where it fails to properly lock the system when a power assertion occurs. This failure can be exploited by physically proximate attackers to bypass access restrictions on an unattended workstation, where the locking failure prevented the screen saver from starting.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.8.5, update to version 10.8.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1031

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 3

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1031 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory