Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 12257

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is older than 10.3.4. Such versions contain several flaws that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote system with root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 12257

File Name: macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: combined

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 6/1/2004

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2004

Exploitable With

Metasploit (AppleFileServer LoginExt PathName Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0171, CVE-2004-0430, CVE-2004-0485, CVE-2004-0513, CVE-2004-0514, CVE-2004-0515, CVE-2004-0516, CVE-2004-0517, CVE-2004-0518

BID: 10268, 10271, 10432

Detections

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