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Apple Safari 16.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (102735)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212173

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote host is prior to 16.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 102735 advisory.

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5.
 Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. (CVE-2023-28204)

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5.
 Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. (CVE-2023-32373)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-32402)

 - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. (CVE-2023-32409)

 - A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-32423)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Safari version 16.5 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102735

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212173

File Name: macos_safari_102735.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/9/2024

Updated: 12/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-32373

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apple Safari, Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28204, CVE-2023-32373, CVE-2023-32402, CVE-2023-32409, CVE-2023-32423