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APPLE-SA-2014-12-22-1 OS X NTP Security Update (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80227

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of the NTP daemon that is affected by multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that can allow remote arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Install the vendor-supplied security patch for APPLE-SA-2014-12-22-1.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204425

http://www.nessus.org/u?90b0a302

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80227

File Name: macosx_SecUpd_ntp.nbin

Version: 1.488

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/24/2014

Updated: 12/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ntp:ntp, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9295

BID: 71761

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2014-12-22-1

CERT: 852879