CVE-2017-13872
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 76.7%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 8.1/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
None (N)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Medium
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Authentication
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the “Directory Utility” component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.
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Sources
CWEs
Exploits
Exploit ID: CVE-2017-13872
Source: github-poc
URL: https://github.com/giovannidispoto/CVE-2017-13872-Patch
Vulnerable Software (1)
Type: Configuration
Vendor: apple
Product: mac_os_x
Operating System: * * *
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Source: nvd