The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 does not display the screen saver authentication dialog in certain circumstances when waking from sleep, even though the require a password to wake the computer from sleep option is enabled, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4 (including) | 10.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.1 (including) | 10.4.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.2 (including) | 10.4.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.3 (including) | 10.4.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.4 (including) | 10.4.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.5 (including) | 10.4.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.6 (including) | 10.4.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.7 (including) | 10.4.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.8 (including) | 10.4.8 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.9 (including) | 10.4.9 (including) |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
- http://www.osvdb.org/34863
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017939
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
- http://www.osvdb.org/34863
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017939
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470