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CVE-1999-1393

Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.6)—

La opción "Password Security" del Panel de control para Apple Powerbooks permite a atacantes con acceso físico a la máquina eludir la seguridad arrancándola con un disco de inicio de emergencia y usando un editor de discos para modificar el interruptor de activación/desactivación o la contraseña en el archivo aaaaaaaAPWD, que normalmente es inaccesible.

Traducción automática del texto original de NVD (en inglés).

CVSS

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Apple — Macos

CWE

Referencias

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