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Mac OS X Firmware Password Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19462
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Release Date:
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2006-04-04
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Popularity:
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11,603 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0401
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people with physical access to a system to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and makes it possible to bypass the firmware password and start-up an Intel-based Macintosh computer in "Single User" mode.
Solution:
Update to version 10.4.6.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits David Pugh, University of Michigan.
Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303567
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