CVE-2005-2742
SecurityAgent in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, under certain circumstances, can cause the "Switch User..." button to appear even though the "Enable fast user switching" setting is disabled, which can allow attackers with physical access to gain access to the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
SecurityAgent in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, under certain circumstances, can cause the "Switch User..." button to appear even though the "Enable fast user switching" setting is disabled, which can allow attackers with physical access to gain access to the desktop and bypass the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" setting.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlUS Government Resource
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/5509Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlUS Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.