Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2014-1380

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2014-1380

Published: July 1, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41520
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1380
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-1380

Install update from vendor's website.

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