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FKIE_CVE-2013-5229

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-14 03:59 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:58
Severity
Summary
The Remote Desktop full-screen feature in Apple OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 sends dialog-box text to a connected remote host upon being woken from sleep, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering a command in this box.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56210048/741993/index.htmlVendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56210048/index.html
product-security@apple.comhttp://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000177Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56210048/741993/index.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56210048/index.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000177Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034187
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
apple apple_remote_desktop *
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