CVE-2012-0656

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Published May 11, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0688	Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.267% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53459

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: May 11, 2012, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:30 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 11, 2012, 3:49 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

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