CVE-2017-2488 (GCVE-0-2017-2488)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 19:48 – Updated: 2024-08-05 13:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A cryptographic weakness existed in the authentication protocol of Remote Desktop. This issue was addressed by implementing the Secure Remote Password authentication protocol. This issue is fixed in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9. An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207622 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Apple Remote Desktop |
Affected:
unspecified , < 3.9
(custom)
|
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