A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 11.2, iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan, watchOS 4.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is 10.13.x prior to 10.13.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components :

  - apache
  - curl
  - Directory Utility
  - IOAcceleratorFamily
  - IOKit
  - Intel Graphics Driver
  - Kernel
  - Mail
  - Mail Drafts
  - OpenSSL
  - Screen Sharing Server

Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.

The version of Apple iOS running on the mobile device is prior to 11.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the HT208334 advisory.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
105080	macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
105075	Apple iOS < 11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Mobile Devices	high

Detections

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CVE-2017-13905

high

Tenable Plugins

high

high