CVE - CVE-2006-1439

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-1439	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2006-05-11 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html BID:17951 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 CERT:TA06-132A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html OSVDB:25583 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/25583~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:20077 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 VUPEN:ADV-2006-1779 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779~~ (Obsolete source) XF:macos-appkit-nssecuretext-weak-security(26404) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26404
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060328	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060328)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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