CVE-2016-1851 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11.5 AND Security Update 2016-003
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 0.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-hh9j-m7rp-7rxr: The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-1851: OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003↗
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