WinZip Unsupported (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 78674

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is no longer supported.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the installation of WinZip on the remote Mac OS X host is no longer supported.

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

Solution

Upgrade to a version of WinZip that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 78674

File Name: macosx_winzip_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 10/24/2014

Updated: 2/26/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Default 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:/a:winzip:winzip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/WinZip

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0623

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