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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:

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

 - 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)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. (CVE-2023-23540, CVE-2023-27933, CVE-2023-27953, CVE-2023-27958)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. (CVE-2023-23527, CVE-2023-27942, CVE-2023-27951, CVE-2023-27955)

 - Multiple validation issues were addressed with improved input sanitization. (CVE-2023-27961)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2023-27936)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. (CVE-2023-27935)

 - An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2023-27937)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. (CVE-2023-27946)

 - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. (CVE-2023-28200)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2023-27949)

 - The issue was addressed with improved authentication. (CVE-2023-28182)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. (CVE-2023-23533, CVE-2023-23538, CVE-2023-27962)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. (CVE-2023-28178)

 - The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. (CVE-2023-27963)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. (CVE-2023-23542)

 - This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. (CVE-2023-27944)

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: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/27/2023

Updated: 5/15/2023

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, cpe:/o:apple:macos

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-2023-23538, CVE-2023-23540, CVE-2023-23542, CVE-2023-27933, CVE-2023-27935, CVE-2023-27936, CVE-2023-27937, 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-2023-28182, CVE-2023-28192, CVE-2023-28200

APPLE-SA: HT213677

IAVA: 2023-A-0162-S