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macOS 12.x < 12.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213677)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 173439

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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 12.x prior to 12.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-23540)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2023-23527)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper. (CVE-2023-27951)

 - Multiple validation issues were addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. Importing a maliciously crafted calendar invitation may exfiltrate user information.
 (CVE-2023-27961)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2023-27955)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory. (CVE-2023-27936)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-28181)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-27935)

 - A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
 (CVE-2023-27934)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. (CVE-2023-27953, CVE-2023-27958)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-23537)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-32366)

 - An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4.
 Parsing a maliciously crafted plist may lead to an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
 (CVE-2023-27937)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-27946)

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-32378)

 - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory. (CVE-2023-27941, CVE-2023-28200)

 - An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory. (CVE-2023-28199)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-23536)

 - A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-23514)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-27933)

 - An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2023-28185)

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-41075)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to view sensitive information. (CVE-2023-28189)

 - An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
 (CVE-2023-28197)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-27949)

 - The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A user in a privileged network position may be able to spoof a VPN server that is configured with EAP-only authentication on a device. (CVE-2023-28182)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2023-23533, CVE-2023-23538)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
 (CVE-2023-27962)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2023-27942)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2023-28178)

 - The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.
 (CVE-2023-27963)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to access user- sensitive data. (CVE-2023-23542)

 - A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
 (CVE-2023-28192)

 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225. (CVE-2023-0433)

 - Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1247. (CVE-2023-0512)

 - This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2023-27944)

 - This issue was addressed with improved checks. (CVE-2023-40398)

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 12.6.4 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 173439

File Name: macos_HT213677.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/27/2023

Updated: 7/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27953

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:12.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:12.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, CVE-2023-23514, CVE-2023-23527, CVE-2023-23533, CVE-2023-23536, CVE-2023-23537, CVE-2023-23538, CVE-2023-23540, CVE-2023-23542, CVE-2023-27933, CVE-2023-27934, CVE-2023-27935, CVE-2023-27936, CVE-2023-27937, CVE-2023-27941, CVE-2023-27942, CVE-2023-27944, CVE-2023-27946, CVE-2023-27949, CVE-2023-27951, CVE-2023-27953, CVE-2023-27955, CVE-2023-27958, CVE-2023-27961, CVE-2023-27962, CVE-2023-27963, CVE-2023-28178, CVE-2023-28181, CVE-2023-28182, CVE-2023-28185, CVE-2023-28189, CVE-2023-28192, CVE-2023-28197, CVE-2023-28199, CVE-2023-28200, CVE-2023-32366, CVE-2023-32378, CVE-2023-40398, CVE-2023-41075

APPLE-SA: HT213677

IAVA: 2023-A-0162-S