CVE-2017-7149

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    CVE-2017-7149

    Published: 23 Oct 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    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.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513, https://support.apple.com/HT208165, https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79, https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/, https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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