CVE-2017-7143

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7143
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-23 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser, which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user's awareness.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-319

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Bypass Security and Deny Service, Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Applications Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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