PT-2018-16454 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/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 10.13.4

Description The issue involves the Admin Framework component, allowing local users to discover a password by listing a process and its arguments during sysadminctl execution.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13.4, update to version 10.13.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4170

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/HT208692 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4170 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4170 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103582 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040608 · Note