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CVE-2017-7149

Published: Oct 23, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79

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https://support.apple.com/HT208165

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vdb-entry

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/

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vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/

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