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macOS < 10.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 130057

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is prior to 10.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CVE-2019-8748)

 - Multiple issues in PHP (CVE-2019-11041, CVE-2019-11042)

 - Processing a maliciously crafted movie may result in the disclosure of process memory (CVE-2019-8705)

 - The 'Share Mac Analytics' setting may not be disabled when a user deselects the switch to share analytics (CVE-2019-8757)

 - An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges (CVE-2019-8758)

 - A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout (CVE-2019-8755)

 - An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CVE-2019-8717)

 - An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CVE-2019-8781)

 - A local user may be able to view a user's locked notes (CVE-2019-8730)

 - An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF (CVE-2019-8772)

 - A malicious application may be able to access recent documents (CVE-2019-8770)

 - An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges (CVE-2019-8701)

 - Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2019-8745)

 - Visiting a maliciously crafted website may reveal browsing history (CVE-2019-8769)

 - A user may be unable to delete browsing history items (CVE-2019-8768)

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

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 10.15 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130057

File Name: macos_HT210634.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: combined

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/18/2019

Updated: 5/18/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8781

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8745

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/o:apple:macos

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-11041, CVE-2019-11042, CVE-2019-8701, CVE-2019-8705, CVE-2019-8717, CVE-2019-8730, CVE-2019-8745, CVE-2019-8748, CVE-2019-8755, CVE-2019-8757, CVE-2019-8758, CVE-2019-8768, CVE-2019-8769, CVE-2019-8770, CVE-2019-8772, CVE-2019-8781

APPLE-SA: HT210634