CVE-2017-7149
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513
- https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/
- https://support.apple.com/HT208165
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513
- https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/
- https://support.apple.com/HT208165
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.