CVE-2005-2742
Apple Mac OS X SecurityAgent Fast User Switching Privilege Escalation
Description
SecurityAgent in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, under certain circumstances, can cause the "Switch User..." button to appear even though the "Enable fast user switching" setting is disabled, which can allow attackers with physical access to gain access to the desktop and bypass the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" setting.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2005, 12:02 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, midnight
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2005-2742
.
URL | Resource |
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml | US Government Resource |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml | US Government Resource |
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CVE-2005-2742
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/ Added Reference http://www.auscert.org.au/5509 Added Reference http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2005
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2742
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2742
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} -0.01%
score
0.53090
percentile