CVE-2017-6988 (GCVE-0-2017-6988)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-22 04:54
Modified
2024-08-05 15:49
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "802.1X" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:49:02.660Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "1038484",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207797"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2017-05-15T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the \"802.1X\" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-07-07T09:57:01",
        "orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
        "shortName": "apple"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "1038484",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207797"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2017-6988",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the \"802.1X\" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "1038484",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://support.apple.com/HT207797",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT207797"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
    "assignerShortName": "apple",
    "cveId": "CVE-2017-6988",
    "datePublished": "2017-05-22T04:54:00",
    "dateReserved": "2017-03-17T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T15:49:02.660Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2017-6988\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"published\":\"2017-05-22T05:29:03.083\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-20T01:37:25.860\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Deferred\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the \\\"802.1X\\\" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se descubri\u00f3 un problema en ciertos productos de Apple. MacOS anterior a versi\u00f3n 10.12.5 est\u00e1 afectado. El problema involucra el componente \\\"802.1X\\\". Permite a los atacantes remotos detectar las credenciales de red de los usuarios arbitrarios mediante el uso de una red dise\u00f1ada que requiere autenticaci\u00f3n 802.1X, porque la comprobaci\u00f3n de certificados EAP-TLS maneja inapropiadamente los cambios de certificado.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV30\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.0\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.9,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.2,\"impactScore\":3.6}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N\",\"baseScore\":4.3,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":8.6,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-295\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"10.12.4\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7D3C1AE1-D2BB-4964-8B15-E6573216DB2A\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484\",\"source\":\"product-security@apple.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://support.apple.com/HT207797\",\"source\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://support.apple.com/HT207797\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.