Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
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User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2017-13872

Disclosure Date: November 29, 2017
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
8.1 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
2.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • apple

Products

  • mac os x 10.13.0,
  • mac os x 10.13.1
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