Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2017-13872 First vendor Publication 2017-11-29
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-12-30

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 8.1
Base Score 8.1 Environmental Score 8.1
impact SubScore 5.9 Temporal Score 8.1
Exploitabality Sub Score 2.2
 
Attack Vector Network Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-13872

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-287 Improper Authentication

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-12-07 Name : The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security vulner...
File : macos_10_13_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-12-04 Name : The remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.
File : macos_10_13_auth_bypass_remote_check.nasl - Type : ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK
2017-11-29 Name : The remote host is running a version of macOS that is affected by a root auth...
File : macos_10_13_root_auth_bypass_direct_check.nasl - Type : ACT_DESTRUCTIVE_ATTACK
2017-11-28 Name : The remote host is running a version of MacOS that is affected by a root auth...
File : macosx_high_sierra_empty_root_password.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981
CONFIRM https://support.apple.com/HT208331
EXPLOIT-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
MISC https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log...
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html
https://support.apple.com/HT208315
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875

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