VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2012-0644

medium
Published 2012-03-08 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9

Description

Race condition in the Passcode Lock feature in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements via a slide-to-dial gesture.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html

OS impact
OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected5.1

References

CWEs

CWE-362

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.