CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-7149
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-10-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Affected configurations
• apple mac os x (<= 10.13)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208165 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208165 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/ Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory