Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-0738
CVE-2007-0738
Description
The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 does not display the screen saver authentication dialog in certain circumstances when waking from sleep, even though the "require a password to wake the computer from sleep" option is enabled, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4 - 10.4.9
Patches
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24966nvd
- www.osvdb.org/34863nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470nvd
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