CVE-2012-0656

Published: May 11, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password.

Affected (4)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.7.0
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.7.1
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.7.2
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.7.3

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (8)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445

Source: product-security@apple.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53459

Source: product-security@apple.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53459

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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