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CVE-2013-5169

Status: ModifiedLow (1.9)—

CoreGraphics in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when display-sleep mode is used, does not ensure that screen locking blocks the visibility of all windows, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the screen.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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