CVE-2017-7149
Apple StorageKit APFS Encrypted Volume Password Disclosure
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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From the Top to the Bottom; Tracking down CVE-2017-7149
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7149 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 Added Reference https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 Added Reference https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208165 Added Reference https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-200 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208165 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208165 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 No Types Assigned https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ No Types Assigned https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ No Types Assigned https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7149 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7149
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} 0.01%
score
0.56441
percentile