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.

Detections

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macOS 14.x < 14.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125888)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 278569

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Dec 15, 2025, 9:39 PM IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202512152139
Version 1.1 Dec 13, 2025, 9:05 AM New Plugin Feed: 202512130905