CVE-2016-1851

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

20/05/2016

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Physical
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

4.60

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None