Apple Mac OS X Dock function security bypass
| macos-dock-security-bypass (43497) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error in the Dock function. If the screen lock or sleep password is enabled and the Exposé hot corners are set, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the screen lock and gain unauthorized access to the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.7 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2008-004 or upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.5.4 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2008-004 and Mac OS X 10.5.4.
- BID-30018: Apple Mac OS X 2008-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2314: Dock in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4, when Exposé hot corners is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to gain access to a locked session in (1) sleep mode or (2) screen saver mode via unspecified vectors.
- SA30802: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020395: Mac OS X Dock Function Lets Physically Local Users Bypass the Screen Lock
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1981: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
Reported:
Jun 30, 2008
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