CVE-1999-1076 - 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

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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

Published Sep 12, 2001

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.45%

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 products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94096348604173&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/745
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94096348604173&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/745		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 12, 2001

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Aug 31, 2001

Link CVE-1999-1076

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-1999-1076

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-1999-1076