CVE-2005-2742

N/A Unknown
Published: October 26, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

SecurityAgent in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, under certain circumstances, can cause the "Switch User..." button to appear even though the "Enable fast user switching" setting is disabled, which can allow attackers with physical access to gain access to the desktop and bypass the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" setting.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple