CVE-2017-7149

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7149
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 Supplemental Update is affected. The issue involves the "StorageKit" component. It allows attackers to discover passwords for APFS encrypted volumes by reading Disk Utility hints, because the stored hint value was accidentally set to the password itself, not the entered hint value.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple macOS CVE-2017-7149 Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Crazy but true – Apple’s “show hint” button reveals your actual password – Naked Security MISC nakedsecurity.sophos.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
New macOS High Sierra vulnerability exposes the password of an encrypted APFS container MISC hackernoon.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Apple macOS/OS X Disk Utility Hint Field Lets Local Users View the Password for an Encrypted APFS Volume - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Dumb bug of the week: Apple's macOS reveals your encrypted drive's password in the hint box • The Register MISC www.theregister.co.uk Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
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