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macOS 12.x < 12.6.5 (HT213724)

high Nessus Plugin ID 174036

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes a vulnerability

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2023-28206)

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 12.6.5 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213724

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174036

File Name: macos_HT213724.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/10/2023

Updated: 6/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28206

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:12.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:12.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28206

APPLE-SA: HT213724

IAVA: 2023-A-0177-S