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.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16181 | 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
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:34.807Z
Reserved: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-7143
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-23T01:29:13.957
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-7143
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD