macOS 12.x < 12.6.7 (HT213810)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177475

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes a vulnerability

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.7. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

- An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2023-32434)

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 12.6.7 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213810

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177475

File Name: macos_HT213810.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/21/2023

Updated: 12/15/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-32434

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/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: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32434

APPLE-SA: HT213810

IAVA: 2023-A-0317-S, 2023-A-0581-S, 2023-A-0645