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macOS 12.x < 12.7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214118)

high Nessus Plugin ID 204840

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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 12.7.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

 - An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff. Passing a crafted tiff file to TIFFOpen() API may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a craft input with size smaller than 379 KB.
 (CVE-2023-6277)

 - When a protocol selection parameter option disables all protocols without adding any then the default set of protocols would remain in the allowed set due to an error in the logic for removing protocols. The below command would perform a request to curl.se with a plaintext protocol which has been explicitly disabled. curl --proto -all,-http http://curl.se The flaw is only present if the set of selected protocols disables the entire set of available protocols, in itself a command with no practical use and therefore unlikely to be encountered in real situations. The curl security team has thus assessed this to be low severity bug. (CVE-2024-2004)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An attacker may be able to read information belonging to another user. (CVE-2024-23261)

 - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in 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-2024-23296)

 - libcurl skips the certificate verification for a QUIC connection under certain conditions, when built to use wolfSSL. If told to use an unknown/bad cipher or curve, the error path accidentally skips the verification and returns OK, thus ignoring any certificate problems. (CVE-2024-2379)

 - When an application tells libcurl it wants to allow HTTP/2 server push, and the amount of received headers for the push surpasses the maximum allowed limit (1000), libcurl aborts the server push. When aborting, libcurl inadvertently does not free all the previously allocated headers and instead leaks the memory.
 Further, this error condition fails silently and is therefore not easily detected by an application.
 (CVE-2024-2398)

 - libcurl did not check the server certificate of TLS connections done to a host specified as an IP address, when built to use mbedTLS. libcurl would wrongly avoid using the set hostname function when the specified hostname was given as an IP address, therefore completely skipping the certificate check. This affects all uses of TLS protocols (HTTPS, FTPS, IMAPS, POPS3, SMTPS, etc). (CVE-2024-2466)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, watchOS 10.5, visionOS 1.3, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-27826)

 - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.
 (CVE-2024-27873)

 - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of- service or potentially disclose memory contents. (CVE-2024-27877)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts. (CVE-2024-27881)

 - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-27882, CVE-2024-27883)

 - A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-40774)

 - A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to leak sensitive user information. (CVE-2024-40775)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2024-40781, CVE-2024-40802)

 - The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-40783)

 - This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements. (CVE-2024-40787)

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.
 (CVE-2024-40788)

 - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-40793)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history. (CVE-2024-40796)

 - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to read Safari's browsing history. (CVE-2024-40798)

 - An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination. (CVE-2024-40799, CVE-2024-40806)

 - An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-40800)

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
 (CVE-2024-40803)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user. (CVE-2024-40807)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements. (CVE-2024-40809, CVE-2024-40812)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown. (CVE-2024-40816)

 - The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, Safari 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2024-40817)

 - An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Third party app extensions may not receive the correct sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2024-40821)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2024-40823)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2024-40827)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2024-40828)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user. (CVE-2024-40833)

 - This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings. (CVE-2024-40834)

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.
 (CVE-2024-40835)

 - A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to trigger it by failing to authenticate within a set time period. (CVE-2024-6387)

 - A race condition in sshd affecting versions between 8.5p1 and 9.7p1 (inclusive) may allow arbitrary code execution with root privileges. Successful exploitation has been demonstrated on 32-bit Linux/glibc systems with ASLR. According to OpenSSH, the attack has been tested under lab conditions and requires on average 6-8 hours of continuous connections up to the maximum the server will accept. Exploitation on 64-bit systems is believed to be possible but has not been demonstrated at this time. (CVE-2024-6387)

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 12.7.6 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 204840

File Name: macos_HT214118.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/29/2024

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23261

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6387

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: 7/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52356, CVE-2023-6277, CVE-2024-2004, CVE-2024-23261, CVE-2024-23296, CVE-2024-2379, CVE-2024-2398, CVE-2024-2466, CVE-2024-27826, CVE-2024-27873, CVE-2024-27877, CVE-2024-27881, CVE-2024-27882, CVE-2024-27883, CVE-2024-40774, CVE-2024-40775, CVE-2024-40781, CVE-2024-40783, CVE-2024-40787, CVE-2024-40788, CVE-2024-40793, CVE-2024-40796, CVE-2024-40798, CVE-2024-40799, CVE-2024-40800, CVE-2024-40802, CVE-2024-40803, CVE-2024-40806, CVE-2024-40807, CVE-2024-40809, CVE-2024-40812, CVE-2024-40816, CVE-2024-40817, CVE-2024-40821, CVE-2024-40823, CVE-2024-40827, CVE-2024-40828, CVE-2024-40833, CVE-2024-40834, CVE-2024-40835, CVE-2024-6387

APPLE-SA: HT214118

IAVA: 2024-A-0455-S, 2024-A-0578-S