macOS High Sierra Vulnerability
As many people have seen in the news very recently, there is a serious bug in the latest version of the Apple operating system, macOS High Sierra version 10.13. This bug allows folks to log into computers without using a password. macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and earlier are not impacted by this vulnerability.
We encourage anyone that has upgraded to macOS High Sierra recently to make sure a security update that was released yesterday is installed, as it fixes this problem. The versions of the OS that is impacted are 10.13 builds 17A365, 17A405, and 10.13.1 build 17B48. Instructions on finding the version and build of your macOS are here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260
Build 17B1002 is the patched version – which is safe against this bug.
Additional information provided on TechWeb:
http://www.bu.edu/tech/2017/11/29/mac-os-high-sierra-patch-to-fix-security-flaw/
If you need assistance with running updates, or have further questions or issues about this vulnerability, please contact our office at 617 353-5930 or send an email to cashelp@bu.edu.