CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-2391

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Published: Apr 02, 2017 | Modified: Jul 12, 2017
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Pages before 6.1, Numbers before 4.1, and Keynote before 7.1 on macOS and Pages before 3.1, Numbers before 3.1, and Keynote before 3.1 on iOS are affected. The issue involves the Export component. It allows users to bypass iWork PDF password protection by leveraging use of 40-bit RC4.

Weakness

The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Keynote Apple * 7.0.5 (including)
Numbers Apple * 4.0.5 (including)
Pages Apple * 6.0.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References