CVE-2016-1851

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-05-20 11:00

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-1851

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1851

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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