Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2017-7149
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-e… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT208165 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Press/Media Coverage)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7149?
- CVE-2017-7149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7149?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.