Control Panel "Password Security" option for Apple Powerbooks allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the security by booting it with an emergency startup disk and using a disk editor to modify the on/off toggle or password in the aaaaaaaAPWD file, which is normally inaccessible.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1374 | Control Panel "Password Security" option for Apple Powerbooks allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the security by booting it with an emergency startup disk and using a disk editor to modify the on/off toggle or password in the aaaaaaaAPWD file, which is normally inaccessible. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:02.935Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1393
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Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-05-21T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1393
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Weaknesses
EUVD