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macOS 14.x < 14.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125888)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 278569

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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 14.x prior to 14.8.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of- bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2025-5918)

 - libcurl's ASN1 parser code has the `GTime2str()` function, used for parsing an ASN.1 Generalized Time field. If given an syntactically incorrect field, the parser might end up using -1 for the length of the
 *time fraction*, leading to a `strlen()` getting performed on a pointer to a heap buffer area that is not (purposely) null terminated. This flaw most likely leads to a crash, but can also lead to heap contents getting returned to the application when [CURLINFO_CERTINFO](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLINFO_CERTINFO.html) is used. (CVE-2024-7264)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to access protected user data. (CVE-2025-43416)

 - A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2025-43463)

 - The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2025-43482)

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 14.8.3 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125888

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 278569

File Name: macos_125888.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/12/2025

Updated: 12/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2025-43416, CVE-2025-43463, CVE-2025-43482, CVE-2025-43509, CVE-2025-43512, CVE-2025-43513, CVE-2025-43516, CVE-2025-43517, CVE-2025-43518, CVE-2025-43519, CVE-2025-43530, CVE-2025-43532, CVE-2025-43538, CVE-2025-43539, CVE-2025-46276, CVE-2025-46285, CVE-2025-46287, CVE-2025-46289, CVE-2025-5918, CVE-2025-9086

APPLE-SA: 125888

IAVA: 2025-A-0925