Cleartext Password Capture Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Authentication Protocol

CVE-2017-2488 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

A cryptographic weakness existed in the authentication protocol of Remote Desktop. This issue was addressed by implementing the Secure Remote Password authentication protocol. This issue is fixed in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9. An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords.

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