The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.7.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS     16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be     able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-28826)

  - The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2023-40389)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey     12.7.4, watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3. An app     may be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2024-23201)

  - The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3,     watchOS 10.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions     without prompting the user. (CVE-2024-23204)

  - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4,     macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
    (CVE-2024-23216)

  - A timing side-channel issue was addressed with improvements to constant-time computation in cryptographic     functions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3, tvOS 17.3, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3. An     attacker may be able to decrypt legacy RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 ciphertexts without having the private key.
    (CVE-2024-23218)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and     iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may     be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been     exploited. (CVE-2024-23225)

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location     information. (CVE-2024-23227)

  - This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS     Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-23230)

  - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code     with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-23234)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS     Monterey 12.7.4. An app from a standard user account may be able to escalate privilege after admin user     login. (CVE-2024-23244)

  - This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS     Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. Third-party shortcuts may use a legacy action     from Automator to send events to apps without user consent. (CVE-2024-23245)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS     Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or     arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-23247)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS     Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6. Processing an image may     result in disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2024-23257)

  - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, iOS 16.7.6 and     iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An application may be able to read restricted memory. (CVE-2024-23264)

  - A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS     Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS     10.4, iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination     or write kernel memory. (CVE-2024-23265)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
    (CVE-2024-23266)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-23267)

  - An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4,     macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-23268,     CVE-2024-23274)

  - A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing     restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An     app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-23269)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS     Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to execute     arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-23270)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
    (CVE-2024-23272)

  - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS     Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to access protected user data. (CVE-2024-23275)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-23276)

  - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in     iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5. An app may     be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-23283)

  - A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey     12.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4, visionOS 1.1, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, iOS     16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, tvOS 17.4. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2024-23286)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura     13.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2024-23299)

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

Detections

Analytics

macOS 12.x < 12.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214083)

high Nessus Plugin ID 191714

Version 1.8

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Version 1.8 Aug 14, 2024, 6:06 PM Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202408141806
Version 1.7 Aug 7, 2024, 4:26 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202408071626
Version 1.6 Jun 13, 2024, 7:31 AM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 score" set to 8.6) CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-23276" to "CVE-2024-23299") Plugin Feed: 202406130731
Version 1.5 Jun 5, 2024, 1:32 PM CVE (set "CVE" coverage to "CVE-2023-28826,CVE-2023-40389,CVE-2024-23201,CVE-2024-23204,CVE-2024-23216,CVE-2024-23218,CVE-2024-23225,CVE-2024-23227,CVE-2024-23230,CVE-2024-23234,CVE-2024-23244,CVE-2024-23245,CVE-2024-23247,CVE-2024-23257,CVE-2024-23264,CVE-2024-23265,CVE-2024-23266,CVE-2024-23267,CVE-2024-23268,CVE-2024-23269,CVE-2024-23270,CVE-2024-23272,CVE-2024-23274,CVE-2024-23275,CVE-2024-23276,CVE-2024-23283,CVE-2024-23286,CVE-2024-23299") Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202406051332
Version 1.4 May 17, 2024, 10:54 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202405171054
Version 1.3 Mar 29, 2024, 11:43 AM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202403291143
Version 1.2 Mar 15, 2024, 3:57 PM IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202403151557
Version 1.1 Mar 15, 2024, 1:33 PM CVSS metrics ("CVSSv3 vector" set to "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H") CVSSv3 score source (changed from "CVE-2024-23225" to "CVE-2024-23276") IAVM reference STIG Severity (set to "I") Plugin Feed: 202403151333
Version 1.0 Mar 8, 2024, 12:52 AM New Plugin Feed: 202403080052