Screen Lock Password Reset Vulnerability in Apple OS X

Screen Lock Password Reset Vulnerability in Apple OS X

CVE-2016-1851 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

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