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CVE-1999-1076

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CVE-1999-1076

Published: Sep 12, 2001

Modified: Aug 1, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the "Log Out" option and selecting a "Cancel" option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session.

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References

19991026 Mac OS 9 Idle Lock Bug
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