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macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96731

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS that is 10.12.x prior to 10.12.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components :

 - apache_mod_php
 - Bluetooth
 - Graphics Drivers
 - Help Viewer
 - IOAudioFamily
 - Kernel
 - libarchive
 - Vim
 - WebKit

Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS version 10.12.3 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207483

http://www.nessus.org/u?83c658ec

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96731

File Name: macos_10_12_3.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/24/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2370

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1248, CVE-2016-8670, CVE-2016-8687, CVE-2016-9933, CVE-2016-9934, CVE-2017-2353, CVE-2017-2357, CVE-2017-2358, CVE-2017-2360, CVE-2017-2361, CVE-2017-2370, CVE-2017-2371

BID: 93594, 93781, 94478, 94845, 94865, 95723, 95729, 95731, 95735

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2017-01-23-2