An 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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ | Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/HT208165 | Vendor Advisory |
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-10-22 18:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-7149
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7149
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CWE
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x