Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple MAC OS X



Published: 2013-10-24 | Updated: 2020-08-10
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2013-5186
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		macOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU42434

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5186

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Power Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle the interaction between locking and power assertions, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a screen that should have transitioned into the locked state.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.8.0 - 10.8.5

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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