SB2014070109 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple MAC OS X
Published: July 1, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014070109
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1380)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.