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CVE-1999-1076

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 1999-10-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the "Log Out" option and selecting a "Cancel" option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session.

Affected Platforms

Apple Macos

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References