CVE-2004-0622

medium

Description

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5, and possibly other versions does not properly clear memory for login (aka Loginwindow.app), Keychain, or FileVault passwords, which could allow the root user or an attacker with physical access to obtain sensitive information by reading memory.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16557

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488948/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488930/100/100/threaded

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108819559925981&w=2

http://citp.princeton.edu/pub/coldboot.pdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00093