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macOS 14.x < 14.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121247)

high Nessus Plugin ID 207287

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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 14.x prior to 14.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel. (CVE-2024-44165)

 - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption. (CVE-2024-44126)

 - A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files. (CVE-2024-27876)

 - An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination. (CVE-2024-27880)

 - A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15.
 An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts. (CVE-2024-40791)

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 14.7 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207287

File Name: macos_121247.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/16/2024

Updated: 3/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-44165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-44126

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:14.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:14.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27876, CVE-2024-27880, CVE-2024-40791, CVE-2024-40797, CVE-2024-40801, CVE-2024-40841, CVE-2024-40844, CVE-2024-40845, CVE-2024-40846, CVE-2024-40847, CVE-2024-40848, CVE-2024-40850, CVE-2024-40860, CVE-2024-44125, CVE-2024-44126, CVE-2024-44128, CVE-2024-44135, CVE-2024-44151, CVE-2024-44153, CVE-2024-44154, CVE-2024-44158, CVE-2024-44160, CVE-2024-44161, CVE-2024-44163, CVE-2024-44164, CVE-2024-44165, CVE-2024-44166, CVE-2024-44167, CVE-2024-44168, CVE-2024-44169, CVE-2024-44176, CVE-2024-44177, CVE-2024-44178, CVE-2024-44181, CVE-2024-44182, CVE-2024-44183, CVE-2024-44184, CVE-2024-44190, CVE-2024-54469

APPLE-SA: 121247

IAVA: 2024-A-0578-S, 2024-A-0692-S, 2024-A-0761-S