CCE-95238-2| Platform: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_11, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15 | Date: (C)2020-12-08 (M)2023-07-04 |
"Maximum password lifetime restriction
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically.
One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised."
Parameter:
[Seconds]
Technical Mechanism:
Fix:To set the password policy, run the following command:
sudo pwpolicy setglobalpolicy 'maxMinutesUntilChangePassword=86400'
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.1 | Attack Vector: NETWORK |
| Exploit Score: 2.2 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:71683 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:67493 |
