First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )
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.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | <=10.8.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.0 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.2 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.3 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.8.5 |
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CVE-2013-5186 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2013-5186, upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.9 or later.
CVE-2013-5186 is a local information disclosure vulnerability.
Users of Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 are affected by CVE-2013-5186.
An attacker can potentially read sensitive information from a screen that should be locked due to improper handling of power assertions.