Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-4425 (CCN-97640)

Assigned:2014-10-16
Published:2014-10-16
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary:CFPreferences in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce the "require password after sleep or screen saver begins" setting, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-287
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-4425

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web Site
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
70630

Source: CCN
Type: BID-70630
Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4425 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1031063

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-cve20144425-sec-bypass(97640)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-cve20144425-sec-bypass(97640)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.9.5)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x *
    apple mac os x 10.9.5