PT-2017-1761 · Apple · Apple Macos

Patrick Wardle · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-2381

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.4

Description The issue involves the sudo component and allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the admin group on a network directory server. It is related to incorrect permission handling.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting membership in the admin group on the network directory server to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-275

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00917

CVE-2017-2381

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00917 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2381 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97140 · Note