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CVE-1999-1077

Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or C

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 2

securityfocus.com

marc.info