CVE-1999-1077

Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1058 Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved
Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 1, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM