First published: Mon Sep 16 2013(Updated: )
Power Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 does not properly perform locking upon occurrences of a power assertion, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by visiting an unattended workstation on which a locking failure had prevented the startup of the screen saver.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | <=10.8.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.3 |
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CVE-2013-1031 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that allows local attackers to bypass access restrictions.
The best way to fix CVE-2013-1031 is to update your Mac OS X to version 10.8.5 or later.
CVE-2013-1031 affects Mac OS X versions 10.8.0 through 10.8.4.
Physically proximate attackers who have access to an unattended workstation are at risk from CVE-2013-1031.
CVE-2013-1031 allows an attacker to bypass intended access restrictions on a locked workstation.