Apple Pages < 2.1 / 5.1 Microsoft Word Document Handling Double Free Arbitrary Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 72281

Synopsis

An application on the remote host could allow arbitrary code execution.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Apple Pages install on the remote Mac OS X host reportedly has a double-free issue in its handling of Microsoft Word documents that could lead to unexpected program termination or arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Pages 2.1 / 5.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6117

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72281

File Name: macosx_pages_5_1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/4/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1252

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:pages

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Pages/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1252

BID: 65113

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2014-01-23-1