IOCatalogue in IOKitUser in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device crash) via a crafted application.

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is older than 10.9 (dubbed OS X Maverick). The newer version contains numerous security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Application Firewall
  - App Sandbox
  - Bluetooth
  - CFNetwork
  - CFNetwork SSL
  - Console
  - CoreGraphics
  - curl
  - dyld
  - IOKitUser
  - IOSerialFamily
  - Kernel
  - Kext Management
  - LaunchServices
  - Libc
  - Mail Accounts
  - Mail Header Display
  - Mail Networking
  - OpenLDAP
  - perl
  - Power Management
  - python
  - ruby
  - Security
  - Security
  - Authorization
  - Security
  - Smart Card Services
  - Screen Lock
  - Screen Sharing Server
  - syslog
  - USB

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.x that is prior to version 10.9. The newer version contains multiple security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Application Firewall
  - App Sandbox
  - Bluetooth
  - CFNetwork
  - CFNetwork SSL
  - Console
  - CoreGraphics
  - curl
  - dyld
  - IOKitUser
  - IOSerialFamily
  - Kernel
  - Kext Management
  - LaunchServices
  - Libc
  - Mail Accounts
  - Mail Header Display
  - Mail Networking
  - OpenLDAP
  - perl
  - Power Management
  - python
  - ruby
  - Security
  - Security - Authorization
  - Security - Smart Card Services
  - Screen Lock
  - Screen Sharing Server
  - syslog
  - USB

According to its banner, the remote Apple TV 2nd generation or later device is prior to 6.0.  It is, therefore, reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious issues of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

The mobile device is running a version of iOS that is older than version 7.  This version contains security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Certificate Trust Policy
  - CoreGraphics
  - CoreMedia
  - Data Protection
  - Data Security
  - dyld
  - File Systems
  - ImageIO
  - IOKit
  - IOKitUser
  - IOSerialFamily
  - IPSec
  - Kernel
  - Kext Management
  - libxml
  - libxslt
  - Passcode Lock
  - Personal Hotspot
  - Push Notifications
  - Safari
  - Sandbox
  - Social
  - Springboard
  - Telephony
  - Twitter
  - WebKit

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
8040	Mac OS X < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	high
70561	Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
70257	Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Misc.	high
69984	Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Mobile Devices	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2013-5138

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Tenable Plugins

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