CVE-2012-0657: Low severity apple ios and macos vulnerability
Published May 11, 2012
·Updated
Quartz Composer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4, when the RSS Visualizer screensaver is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and launch a Safari process via unspecified vectors.
Affected Software
140 affected components
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.7.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.7.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.7.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.7.2
Apple Mac OS X Server<=10.7.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.7.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.7.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.7.2
Event History
May 11, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2012-0657?
CVE-2012-0657 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to the system.
2
How do I fix CVE-2012-0657?
To fix CVE-2012-0657, update your system to at least macOS version 10.7.4 or later, as Apple has addressed this vulnerability in subsequent updates.
3
Which systems are affected by CVE-2012-0657?
CVE-2012-0657 affects Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.4 including various earlier versions from 10.0 to 10.7.3.
4
Can CVE-2012-0657 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2012-0657 cannot be exploited remotely and requires local physical access to the affected system.
5
What does CVE-2012-0657 allow an attacker to do?
CVE-2012-0657 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and launch a Safari process.