CVE-2007-4693

Description

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018951 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html patch vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38480 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4693?
CVE-2007-4693 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4693?
To fix CVE-2007-4693, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4693 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4693 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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