CVE-1999-1077

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.6

Exploit probability—

Product

Apple Macos

PublishedNov 1, 1999

First seenNov 1, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
apple macos	9	—

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