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CVE-2004-0622

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5

References

• http://citp.princeton.edu/pub/coldboot.pdf
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108819559925981&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488930/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488948/100/100/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16557
• http://citp.princeton.edu/pub/coldboot.pdf
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108819559925981&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488930/100/100/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488948/100/100/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16557

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