fkie_cve-2016-1851
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-05-20 11:00
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *


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  "id": "CVE-2016-1851",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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