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CVE-2014-4438 Details

Description

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97630	CVE
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70622	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063	CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97630	[email protected]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70622	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063	[email protected]

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	<= 10.9.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 28, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 23, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]