CVE-2012-0657 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0657?

CVE-2012-0657 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Quartz Composer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4, when the RSS Visualizer screensaver is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and launch a Safari process via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0657?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0657?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-0657 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0657 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4jgc-qw4v-2qvf.