CVE-2014-4435 — Improper Authentication in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication2 documents2 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedOct 18
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce rate limiting of lost-mode PIN entry, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack involving a series of reboots.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.9.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9g3g-mq9x-9vqq: The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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