01 Record
CVE-2014-4425
CFPreferences in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce the "require password after sleep or screen saver begins" setting, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
CFPreferences in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce the "require password after sleep or screen saver begins" setting, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-10-18 01:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 11:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-06-20
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f72c2a8be6250f7c3c3981d14f3bac73edd0a98497eb8de8a41709307182874e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacosx-cve20144425-sec-bypass(97640)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97640
- archives.neohapsis.comAPPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
- www.securitytracker.com1031063http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
- www.securityfocus.com70630http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70630
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535