Apple Open Firmware 4.1.7/4.1.8 - Insecure Password

EDB-ID:

21070

CVE:





Platform:

OSX

Date:

2001-08-15


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3186/info

A user who has set an Open Firmware password on their Apple system believes it to be safe when powered down. There is a tool that any user with access to the Finder can run in order to reveal the Open Firmware password without any decryption.

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/21070.sit