Mac OS X : GarageBand < 5.1

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40480

Synopsis

The remote host has a version of GarageBand that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote Mac OS X 10.5 host is running a version of GarageBand older than 5.1. When such versions are opened, Safari's preferences are changed from the default setting to accept cookies only for the sites being visited to always except cookies. This change may allow third-parties, in particular advertisers, to track a user's browsing activity.

Solution

Upgrade to GarageBand 5.1 or later and check that Safari's preferences are set as desired.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40480

File Name: macosx_garageband_5_1.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/4/2009

Updated: 11/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2198

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2198

BID: 35926

CWE: 264

Detections

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