CVE-2012-0657 describes a screen lock bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.4, specifically when the RSS Visualizer screensaver is active within Quartz Composer. A physically proximate attacker could exploit this to launch a Safari process, bypassing the locked screen. The CVSS score of 2.1 indicates low severity, with local access and low attack complexity, resulting in a partial impact to integrity (launching Safari) but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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