Apple OS X/macOS up to 10.12 Disk Utility Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple OS X and macOS up to 10.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Disk Utility. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7149. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple OS X and macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Disk Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2017. The weakness was released 10/05/2017 by Matheus Mariano as HT208165 as confirmed security update (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7149 since 03/17/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 databases at Tenable (103598), SecurityFocus (BID 101178†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039513†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99763, VDB-107592, VDB-108406 and VDB-108407. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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: Matheus Mariano
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107591
SecurityFocus: 101178
SecurityTracker: 1039513

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

Created: 10/08/2017 19:54
Updated: 01/15/2021 18:25
Changes: 10/08/2017 19:54 (85), 11/23/2019 06:53 (3), 01/15/2021 18:22 (2), 01/15/2021 18:25 (2)
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