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macOS 13.x < 13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213532)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 168697

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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 13.x prior to 13.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to view sensitive user information.
 (CVE-2022-42843)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CVE-2022-42858)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42847)

 - This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
 (CVE-2022-42865)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory. (CVE-2022-42854)

 - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42853)

 - Multiple issues were addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2022-42859)

 - When curl is used to retrieve and parse cookies from a HTTP(S) server, itaccepts cookies using control codes that when later are sent back to a HTTPserver might make the server return 400 responses.
 Effectively allowing asister site to deny service to all siblings. (CVE-2022-35252)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2022-32942)

 - An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox (CVE-2022-46720)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. Location data may be shared via iCloud links even if Location metadata is disabled via the Share Sheet. (CVE-2022-46710)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46693)

 - A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2022-42864)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46690)

 - An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46697)

 - An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, watchOS 9.2.
 A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
 (CVE-2022-42837)

 - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2022-46689)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46701)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution. (CVE-2022-42842)

 - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2022-42861)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42845)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1. (CVE-2022-48618)

 - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
 (CVE-2022-42839)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. Private Relay functionality did not match system settings (CVE-2022-46716)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-46704)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication.
 (CVE-2022-32943)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42840)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements. (CVE-2022-42855)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2022-42862)

 - Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri `< v1.13.4` contains an inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to detect encoding in HTML documents. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue. (CVE-2022-24836)

 - Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri prior to version 1.13.6 does not type- check all inputs into the XML and HTML4 SAX parsers, allowing specially crafted untrusted inputs to cause illegal memory access errors (segfault) or reads from unrelated memory. Version 1.13.6 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, ensure the untrusted input is a `String` by calling `#to_s` or equivalent. (CVE-2022-29181)

 - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
 This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing.
 (CVE-2022-46695)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information (CVE-2022-46718)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information (CVE-2022-46703)

 - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
 (CVE-2022-42866)

 - The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2022-32919)

 - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
 This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, Safari 16.2. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46705)

 - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
 This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46725)

 - A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42867)

 - A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2.
 Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46691)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy. (CVE-2022-46692)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2022-42852)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46696)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2.
 Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46700)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information. (CVE-2022-46698)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42863, CVE-2022-46699)

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.. (CVE-2022-42856)

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42841)

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

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 13.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 168697

File Name: macos_HT213532.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/13/2022

Updated: 3/15/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-29181

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42842

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/4/2023, 2/21/2024

Exploitable With

Metasploit (macOS Dirty Cow Arbitrary File Write Local Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24836, CVE-2022-29181, CVE-2022-32919, CVE-2022-32942, CVE-2022-32943, CVE-2022-35252, CVE-2022-42837, CVE-2022-42839, CVE-2022-42840, CVE-2022-42841, CVE-2022-42842, CVE-2022-42843, CVE-2022-42845, CVE-2022-42847, CVE-2022-42852, CVE-2022-42853, CVE-2022-42854, CVE-2022-42855, CVE-2022-42856, CVE-2022-42858, CVE-2022-42859, CVE-2022-42861, CVE-2022-42862, CVE-2022-42863, CVE-2022-42864, CVE-2022-42865, CVE-2022-42866, CVE-2022-42867, CVE-2022-46689, CVE-2022-46690, CVE-2022-46691, CVE-2022-46692, CVE-2022-46693, CVE-2022-46695, CVE-2022-46696, CVE-2022-46697, CVE-2022-46698, CVE-2022-46699, CVE-2022-46700, CVE-2022-46701, CVE-2022-46703, CVE-2022-46704, CVE-2022-46705, CVE-2022-46710, CVE-2022-46716, CVE-2022-46718, CVE-2022-46720, CVE-2022-46725, CVE-2022-48618

APPLE-SA: HT213532

IAVA: 2022-A-0524-S, 2023-A-0645, 2024-A-0050-S