Apple macOS up to 10.12 Directory Utility User information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Directory Utility. This manipulation causes information disclosure (User). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-7138. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Directory Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows local users to discover the Apple ID of the computer's owner.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2017. The weakness was published 10/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7138 since 03/17/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

Upgrading to version 10.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103598) and SecurityFocus (BID 100993†). Similar entries are available at VDB-99763, VDB-107591, VDB-107592 and VDB-108406. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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

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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 Vulnerabilities-HT208144
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13

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09/25/2017 +191 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Daniel Jalkut
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108535
SecurityFocus: 100993
SecurityTracker: 1039427

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

Created: 10/23/2017 11:58
Updated: 01/20/2021 14:26
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:58 (73), 11/30/2019 08:31 (3), 01/20/2021 14:22 (2), 01/20/2021 14:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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