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Security flaw identified in Lion

Thread starter Smacky
Start date Aug 25, 2011
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Smacky

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Aug 25, 2011

#1

http://www.neowin.net/news/os-x-lion-fails-to-check-passwords-if-authenticating-via-ldap

A new bug has cropped up that if you login to OS X Lion using the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) method, the bug allows you to bypass any password to log in as long as you have a valid username.

xUKHCx

Administrator emeritus

Aug 25, 2011

#2

I like the circular reference as that article points back to this post https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1197379/.

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