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macOS : macOS Server < 5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 103531

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update for macOS Server.

Description

The version of macOS Server (formerly known as Mac OS X Server) installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4. It is, therefore, affected by the multiple Buffer Overflow DoS vulnerabilities in FreeRADIUS

Solution

Upgrade to macOS Server version 5.4 or later. Note that macOS Server version 5.4 is available only for macOS 10.12.4 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208102

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 103531

File Name: macos_server_5_4.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/28/2017

Updated: 11/12/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2017-10979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:os_x_server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Server/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10978, CVE-2017-10979

BID: 99893, 99901

APPLE-SA: HT208102