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CVE-1999-1077 Details

Description

Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94149318124548&w=2 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/756 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94149318124548&w=2 [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/756 [email protected]ExploitVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple macos
9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-1999-1077
NVD Published Date:
Nov 1, 1999
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-1999-1077 Details - Not Deferred