CVE-1999-1076
Apple Maco — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.1%
- Published: 1999-10-26T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Apple
- Products: Maco
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the “Log Out” option and selecting a “Cancel” option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session.
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How to fix CVE-1999-1076
CVE-1999-1076 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Apple Maco.
Description: Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the “Log Out” option and selecting a “Cancel” option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session. Related […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Maco
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the “Log Out” option and selecting a “Cancel” option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session. Related […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Maco
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 26, 1999
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 31, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94096348604173&w=2 []
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/745 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94096348604173&w=2 []
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/745 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]