CVE-2005-2742
N/A
Published: October 25, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSMac OS X Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
SecurityAgent in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, under certain circumstances, can cause the "Switch User..." button to appear even though the "Enable fast user switching" setting is disabled, which can allow attackers with physical access to gain access to the desktop and bypass the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" setting.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16920/Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.auscert.org.au/5509Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIAC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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