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CVE-2017-7143
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 28%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser, which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user's awareness.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/100993 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208144 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039427 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7143
- NVD: CVE-2017-7143
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