CVE-2017-7143

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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-10-23 01:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15


NVD link : CVE-2017-7143

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7143

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7143


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Products Affected

apple

  • mac_os_x
CWE
CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

NVD-CWE-noinfo