TITLE:
Mac OS X Firmware Password Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19462

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19462/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
http://secunia.com/product/96/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited
by malicious people with physical access to a system to bypass certain
security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and makes it
possible to bypass the firmware password and start-up an Intel-based
Macintosh computer in "Single User" mode.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 10.4.6.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits David Pugh, University of Michigan.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303567

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