Apple Mac OS X SEoL (10.6.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201493

Synopsis

An unsupported version of Apple Mac OS X is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, Apple Mac OS X is 10.6.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Apple Mac OS X that is currently supported.

See Also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS#Release_history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_version_history#Releases

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 201493

File Name: mac_os_x_10_6_seol.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: General

Published: 7/3/2024

Updated: 7/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x