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CVE-2017-7143 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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/HT208144 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information[email protected]
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.12.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7143
NVD Published Date:
Oct 23, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7143 Details - Not Deferred