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Airport < 4.2

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19295

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 which contains an Airport driver with an automatic network association vulnerability, that may cause a computer to connect to potentially malicious networks without notifying the end-user.

Solution

Upgrade to Airport 4.2 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23400

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19295

File Name: macosx_Airport_42.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/25/2005

Updated: 7/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2005-2196

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2196

BID: 14321