Apple OS X/macOS up to 10.12 Keychain Password access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apple OS X and macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Keychain. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/05/2017 by Patrick Wardle with Synack as HT208165 as confirmed security update (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7150 since 03/17/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103598 (macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370594 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update Not Installed (HT208165)).

Upgrading to version 10.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103598). The entries 99763, 107591, 108406 and 108407 are pretty similar.

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Name: Password
Class: Access control / Password
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities-HT208165
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OS X/macOS 10.13

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10/22/2017 +14 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208165
Researcher: Patrick Wardle
Organization: Synack
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7150 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039513
SecurityFocus: 101177

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2017 19:54
Updated: 01/15/2021 18:35
Changes: 10/08/2017 19:54 (84), 11/23/2019 07:06 (3), 01/15/2021 18:29 (2), 01/15/2021 18:35 (2)
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