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macOS 11.x < 11.2.3 (HT212220)

high Nessus Plugin ID 147658

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS security update.

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.2.3 Big Sur. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption issue due to insufficient validation. An attacker can exploit this with crafted web content to cause arbitrary code execution.

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 11.2.3 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212220

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147658

File Name: macos_HT212220.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 3/11/2021

Updated: 5/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1844

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:11.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:11.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1844

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2021-03-08-2, HT212220

IAVA: 2021-A-0126-S