Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2004-0622
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5, and possibly other versions does not properly clear memory for login (aka Loginwindow.app), Keychain, or FileVault passwords, which could allow the root user or an attacker with physical access to obtain sensitive information by reading memory.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488930/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16557 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488948/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- citp.princeton.edu/pub/coldboot.pdf