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macOS 12.x < 12.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213844)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 178752

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-40442)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5.
 An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-34425)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2023-32364)

 - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
 (CVE-2023-35983)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-40392)

 - OpenPrinting CUPS is a standards-based, open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to version 2.4.6, CUPS logs data of free memory to the logging service AFTER the connection has been closed, when it should have logged the data right before. This is a use-after-free bug that impacts the entire cupsd process. The exact cause of this issue is the function `httpClose(con->http)` being called in `scheduler/client.c`. The problem is that httpClose always, provided its argument is not null, frees the pointer at the end of the call, only for cupsdLogClient to pass the pointer to httpGetHostname. This issue happens in function `cupsdAcceptClient` if LogLevel is warn or higher and in two scenarios: there is a double-lookup for the IP Address (HostNameLookups Double is set in `cupsd.conf`) which fails to resolve, or if CUPS is compiled with TCP wrappers and the connection is refused by rules from `/etc/hosts.allow` and `/etc/hosts.deny`. Version 2.4.6 has a patch for this issue. (CVE-2023-34241)

 - A use after free vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 in the way libcurl offers a feature to verify an SSH server's public key using a SHA 256 hash. When this check fails, libcurl would free the memory for the fingerprint before it returns an error message containing the (now freed) hash. This flaw risks inserting sensitive heap-based data into the error message that might be shown to users or otherwise get leaked and revealed. (CVE-2023-28319)

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 in the way libcurl provides several different backends for resolving host names, selected at build time. If it is built to use the synchronous resolver, it allows name resolves to time-out slow operations using `alarm()` and `siglongjmp()`. When doing this, libcurl used a global buffer that was not mutex protected and a multi-threaded application might therefore crash or otherwise misbehave. (CVE-2023-28320)

 - An improper certificate validation vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 in the way it supports matching of wildcard patterns when listed as Subject Alternative Name in TLS server certificates. curl can be built to use its own name matching function for TLS rather than one provided by a TLS library. This private wildcard matching function would match IDN (International Domain Name) hosts incorrectly and could as a result accept patterns that otherwise should mismatch. IDN hostnames are converted to puny code before used for certificate checks. Puny coded names always start with `xn--` and should not be allowed to pattern match, but the wildcard check in curl could still check for `x*`, which would match even though the IDN name most likely contained nothing even resembling an `x`. (CVE-2023-28321)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 when doing HTTP(S) transfers, libcurl might erroneously use the read callback (`CURLOPT_READFUNCTION`) to ask for data to send, even when the `CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS` option has been set, if the same handle previously wasused to issue a `PUT` request which used that callback. This flaw may surprise the application and cause it to misbehave and either send off the wrong data or use memory after free or similar in the second transfer. The problem exists in the logic for a reused handle when it is (expected to be) changed from a PUT to a POST. (CVE-2023-28322)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2023-32416)

 - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
 (CVE-2023-41990)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-32418, CVE-2023-36854)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2023-38603)

 - A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. (CVE-2023-38590)

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2023-38598)

 - An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-36495)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-37285)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2023-38604)

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-32381)

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
 (CVE-2023-32433, CVE-2023-35993)

 - This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel state. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
 (CVE-2023-38606)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2023-32441)

 - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2023-38565)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2023-38593)

 - This issue was addressed with improved state management of S/MIME encrypted emails. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8. A S/MIME encrypted email may be inadvertently sent unencrypted. (CVE-2023-40440)

 - This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
 (CVE-2023-38571)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. Processing a 3D model may result in disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2023-38258, CVE-2023-38421)

 - A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.
 (CVE-2023-1916)

 - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file that is found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable. (CVE-2023-29491)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2023-38601)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
 (CVE-2023-32444)

 - A vulnerability was found in openldap. This security flaw causes a null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x() function. (CVE-2023-2953)

 - The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to access SSH passphrases. (CVE-2023-42829)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
 (CVE-2023-38259)

 - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2023-38602)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to fingerprint the user. (CVE-2023-42831)

 - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. A shortcut may be able to modify sensitive Shortcuts app settings.
 (CVE-2023-32442)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. (CVE-2023-32443)

 - A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2023-42832)

 - This issue was addressed by adding additional SQLite logging restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
 (CVE-2023-32422)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2023-32429)

 - The SMB protocol decoder in tcpdump version 4.99.3 can perform an out-of-bounds write when decoding a crafted network packet. (CVE-2023-1801)

 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499. (CVE-2023-2426)

 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531. (CVE-2023-2609)

 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1532. (CVE-2023-2610)

 - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to determine a user's current location. (CVE-2023-38605)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 12.6.8 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 178752

File Name: macos_HT213844.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/24/2023

Updated: 6/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38604

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/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: 7/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/16/2023, 1/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-1801, CVE-2023-1916, CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, CVE-2023-29491, CVE-2023-2953, CVE-2023-32364, CVE-2023-32381, CVE-2023-32416, CVE-2023-32418, CVE-2023-32422, CVE-2023-32429, CVE-2023-32433, CVE-2023-32441, CVE-2023-32442, CVE-2023-32443, CVE-2023-32444, CVE-2023-34241, CVE-2023-34425, CVE-2023-35983, CVE-2023-35993, CVE-2023-36495, CVE-2023-36854, CVE-2023-37285, CVE-2023-38258, CVE-2023-38259, CVE-2023-38421, CVE-2023-38565, CVE-2023-38571, CVE-2023-38590, CVE-2023-38593, CVE-2023-38598, CVE-2023-38601, CVE-2023-38602, CVE-2023-38603, CVE-2023-38604, CVE-2023-38605, CVE-2023-38606, CVE-2023-40392, CVE-2023-40440, CVE-2023-40442, CVE-2023-41990, CVE-2023-42829, CVE-2023-42831, CVE-2023-42832

APPLE-SA: HT213844

IAVA: 2023-A-0381-S, 2023-A-0468-S