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CVE-2017-2488 Details

Description

A cryptographic weakness existed in the authentication protocol of Remote Desktop. This issue was addressed by implementing the Secure Remote Password authentication protocol. This issue is fixed in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9. An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207622 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207622 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple remote desktop
< 3.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-2488
NVD Published Date:
Dec 23, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-2488 Details - Not Deferred