Apple macOS up to 10.13.0 Screen Lock improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Screen Lock. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13907. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Screen Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2021 as HT208221. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13907 since 08/30/2017. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

Timelineinfo

08/30/2017 🔍
12/24/2021 +1577 days 🔍
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12/27/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-13907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189032
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/24/2021 08:14
Updated: 12/27/2021 07:49
Changes: 12/24/2021 08:14 (42), 12/27/2021 07:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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