CVE-2016-1851

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    CVE-2016-1851

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895, https://support.apple.com/HT206567

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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