cvelistv5 - CVE-2017-13872

CVE-2017-13872

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2017-11-29 17:00

Modified

2024-08-05 19:13

Severity ?

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.

References

URL	Tags
product-security@apple.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/	Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
product-security@apple.com	https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html	Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT208315	Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/HT208331
product-security@apple.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
product-security@apple.com	https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/	Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/	Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html	Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208315	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208331
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/	Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

n/a

macOS High Sierra

Version: macOS High Sierra

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