An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.4. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 14.x prior to 14.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A vulnerability was found in the libtiff library. This flaw causes a heap buffer overflow issue via the     TIFFTAG_INKNAMES and TIFFTAG_NUMBEROFINKS values. (CVE-2023-30774)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1.
    An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-40444)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS     Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to     access private information. (CVE-2023-42952)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1.
    An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth. (CVE-2023-42945)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
    (CVE-2023-41072, CVE-2023-42857)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may     be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2023-40449)

  - The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS     17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1.
    An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-42823)

  - The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.1. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root from the Lock Screen.
    (CVE-2023-41989)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS     Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service to Endpoint     Security clients. (CVE-2023-42854)

  - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma     14.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-40413)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS     Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to     access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-42834)

  - This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when     resolving symlinks. (CVE-2023-42844)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.1, watchOS     10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
    (CVE-2023-42953)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. Processing     an image may result in disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2023-40416)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma     14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing     a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption. (CVE-2023-42848)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may     be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-40423)

  - iperf3 before 3.14 allows peers to cause an integer overflow and heap corruption via a crafted length     field. (CVE-2023-38403)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma     14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory     mitigations. (CVE-2023-42849)

  - The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app     may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-42850)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS     16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to     arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps. (CVE-2023-40446)

  - This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS     Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A     malicious app may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2023-42942)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An     attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen     on the same Mac. (CVE-2023-42861)

  - An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.4. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user's desktop from the fast user     switching screen. (CVE-2023-42935)

  - An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in     macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Hide My Email may     be deactivated unexpectedly. (CVE-2023-40408)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-40405)

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS     16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be     able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-28826)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS     Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or     arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-42856)

  - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma     14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-40404)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey     12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
    (CVE-2023-42859, CVE-2023-42877)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey     12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-42840,     CVE-2023-42858)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey     12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-42853)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file     system. (CVE-2023-42860)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey     12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences. (CVE-2023-42889)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and     iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication. (CVE-2023-42847)

  - An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma     14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
    (CVE-2023-42845)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1     and iPadOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to execute     arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-42841)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An     app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-42873)

  - An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its     sandbox or with certain elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-42838)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker     may be able to access user data. (CVE-2023-42835)

  - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS     16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2. Visiting a malicious website may reveal browsing history. (CVE-2023-41977)

  - An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in     macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing. (CVE-2023-42438)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS     Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An attacker may be able to access connected     network volumes mounted in the home directory. (CVE-2023-42836)

  - This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1,     macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
    (CVE-2023-42839)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user     data. (CVE-2023-42878)

  - This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with     physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-41982, CVE-2023-41997)

  - This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to use     Siri to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-41988)

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in tvOS     17.1, watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to leak sensitive user     information. (CVE-2023-42946)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn     by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none. (CVE-2023-36191)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1,     macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
    (CVE-2023-40421)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able     to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-42842)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. (CVE-2023-4733)

  - Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. (CVE-2023-4734)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. (CVE-2023-4735)

  - Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833. (CVE-2023-4736)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848. (CVE-2023-4738)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. (CVE-2023-4750)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331. (CVE-2023-4751)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. (CVE-2023-4752)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873. (CVE-2023-4781)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma     14.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-41254)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1,     watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. Processing web     content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-40447)

  - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and     iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1.
    Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-41976)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS     10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. Processing web content may     lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-42852)

  - An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in     iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, Safari 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a     malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2023-42843)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari     17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to a denial-     of-service. (CVE-2023-41983)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS     Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access the microphone without the     microphone use indicator being shown. (CVE-2023-41975)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 13.x prior to 13.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, iOS     17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS     Monterey 12.7.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-23212)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey     12.7.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-42937)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, watchOS 10,     macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy     preferences. (CVE-2023-40528)

  - When curl retrieves an HTTP response, it stores the incoming headers so that they can be accessed later     via the libcurl headers API. However, curl did not have a limit in how many or how large headers it would     accept in a response, allowing a malicious server to stream an endless series of headers and eventually     cause curl to run out of heap memory. (CVE-2023-38039)

  - This flaw makes curl overflow a heap based buffer in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake. When curl is asked to     pass along the host name to the SOCKS5 proxy to allow that to resolve the address instead of it getting     done by curl itself, the maximum length that host name can be is 255 bytes. If the host name is detected     to be longer, curl switches to local name resolving and instead passes on the resolved address only. Due     to this bug, the local variable that means let the host resolve the name could get the wrong value     during a slow SOCKS5 handshake, and contrary to the intention, copy the too long host name to the target     buffer instead of copying just the resolved address there. The target buffer being a heap based buffer,     and the host name coming from the URL that curl has been told to operate with. (CVE-2023-38545)

  - CVE-2023-38545 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SOCKS5 proxy handshake in libcurl and     curl.  When curl is given a hostname to pass along to a SOCKS5 proxy that is greater than 255 bytes in     length, it will switch to local name resolution in order to resolve the address before passing it on to     the SOCKS5 proxy. However, due to a bug introduced in 2020, this local name resolution could fail due to a     slow SOCKS5 handshake, causing curl to pass on the hostname greater than 255 bytes in length into the     target buffer, leading to a heap overflow.  The advisory for CVE-2023-38545 gives an example exploitation     scenario of a malicious HTTPS server redirecting to a specially crafted URL. While it might seem that an     attacker would need to influence the slowness of the SOCKS5 handshake, the advisory states that server     latency is likely slow enough to trigger this bug. (CVE-2023-38545)

  - This flaw allows an attacker to insert cookies at will into a running program using libcurl, if the     specific series of conditions are met. libcurl performs transfers. In its API, an application creates     easy handles that are the individual handles for single transfers. libcurl provides a function call that     duplicates en easy handle called     [curl_easy_duphandle](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_duphandle.html). If a transfer has cookies     enabled when the handle is duplicated, the cookie-enable state is also cloned - but without cloning the     actual cookies. If the source handle did not read any cookies from a specific file on disk, the cloned     version of the handle would instead store the file name as `none` (using the four ASCII letters, no     quotes). Subsequent use of the cloned handle that does not explicitly set a source to load cookies from     would then inadvertently load cookies from a file named `none` - if such a file exists and is readable in     the current directory of the program using libcurl. And if using the correct file format of course.
    (CVE-2023-38546)

  - CVE-2023-38546 is a cookie injection vulnerability in the curl_easy_duphandle(), a function in libcurl     that duplicates easy handles.  When duplicating an easy handle, if cookies are enabled, the duplicated     easy handle will not duplicate the cookies themselves, but would instead set the filename to none.'     Therefore, when the duplicated easy handle is subsequently used, if a source was not set for the cookies,     libcurl would attempt to load them from the file named none' on the disk.  This vulnerability is rated     low, as the various conditions required for exploitation are unlikely.  (CVE-2023-38546)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura     13.6.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23224)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, watchOS     10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. Processing     a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2023-42888)

  - An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.4. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user's desktop from the fast user     switching screen. (CVE-2023-42935)

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in watchOS     10.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.3. An app may     be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23207)

  - An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-42887)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, tvOS 17.3,     macOS Ventura 13.6.4, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3. An app may     be able to corrupt coprocessor memory. (CVE-2024-27791)

  - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.3 and iPadOS     17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, tvOS 17.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code     execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. (CVE-2024-23222)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
189369	macOS 14.x < 14.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213984)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
189301	macOS 13.x < 13.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214058)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	critical

Detections

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CVE-2023-42935

medium

Tenable Plugins

high

critical