The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.7 or 10.8 that does not have Security Update 2014-001 applied. This update contains several security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Apache
  - App Sandbox
  - ATS
  - Certificate Trust Policy
  - CFNetwork Cookies
  - CoreAnimation
  - Date and Time
  - File Bookmark
  - ImageIO
  - IOSerialFamily
  - LaunchServices
  - NVIDIA Drivers
  - PHP
  - QuickLook
  - QuickTime
  - Secure Transport

Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues could result in arbitrary code execution.

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.x that is prior to version 10.9. The newer version contains multiple security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Application Firewall
  - App Sandbox
  - Bluetooth
  - CFNetwork
  - CFNetwork SSL
  - Console
  - CoreGraphics
  - curl
  - dyld
  - IOKitUser
  - IOSerialFamily
  - Kernel
  - Kext Management
  - LaunchServices
  - Libc
  - Mail Accounts
  - Mail Header Display
  - Mail Networking
  - OpenLDAP
  - perl
  - Power Management
  - python
  - ruby
  - Security
  - Security - Authorization
  - Security - Smart Card Services
  - Screen Lock
  - Screen Sharing Server
  - syslog
  - USB

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is older than 10.9 (dubbed OS X Maverick). The newer version contains numerous security-related fixes for the following components :

  - Application Firewall
  - App Sandbox
  - Bluetooth
  - CFNetwork
  - CFNetwork SSL
  - Console
  - CoreGraphics
  - curl
  - dyld
  - IOKitUser
  - IOSerialFamily
  - Kernel
  - Kext Management
  - LaunchServices
  - Libc
  - Mail Accounts
  - Mail Header Display
  - Mail Networking
  - OpenLDAP
  - perl
  - Power Management
  - python
  - ruby
  - Security
  - Security
  - Authorization
  - Security
  - Smart Card Services
  - Screen Lock
  - Screen Sharing Server
  - syslog
  - USB

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
72688	Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2014-001) (BEAST)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	2/25/2014	5/28/2024	critical
70561	Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	10/23/2013	5/28/2024	high
8040	Mac OS X < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Web Clients	10/25/2013	3/6/2019	high

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