Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2014-4438
Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4438?
- CVE-2014-4438 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2014-10-18.
- Is CVE-2014-4438 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.