Description
MacOS uses weak encryption for passwords that are stored in the Users & Groups Data File.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OS 8 8.6 - Weak Password Encryption EDB-19417 · local · Jul 10, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19990710 MacOS system encryption algorithm mailing-list
- 519 vdb-entry
- 19990914 MacOS system encryption algorithm 3 mailing-list