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GHSA-7C54-6W6X-G29V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:47

Details

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 Supplemental Update is affected. The issue involves the "StorageKit" component. It allows attackers to discover passwords for APFS encrypted volumes by reading Disk Utility hints, because the stored hint value was accidentally set to the password itself, not the entered hint value.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2017-7149 (GCVE-0-2017-7149)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-23 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:56

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

apple

References

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	https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vuln…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://support.apple.com/HT208165	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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	https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_pa…	x_refsource_MISC
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
	https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgen…	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-7C54-6W6X-G29V

CVE-2017-7149 (GCVE-0-2017-7149)

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