7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.2%
The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.7.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27805)
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-27817)
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-27831)
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27798)
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4. A malicious application may be able to access Find My data. (CVE-2024-23229)
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user- sensitive data. (CVE-2024-27789)
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8. An unprivileged app may be able to log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode. (CVE-2024-27799)
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. (CVE-2024-27840)
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information. (CVE-2024-27810)
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service.
(CVE-2024-27800)
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-27802)
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2024-27885)
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27824)
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27843)
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27806)
This issue was addressed with improved checks This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-27847)
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27796)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(196910);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/13");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2024-23229",
"CVE-2024-27789",
"CVE-2024-27796",
"CVE-2024-27798",
"CVE-2024-27799",
"CVE-2024-27800",
"CVE-2024-27802",
"CVE-2024-27805",
"CVE-2024-27806",
"CVE-2024-27810",
"CVE-2024-27817",
"CVE-2024-27824",
"CVE-2024-27831",
"CVE-2024-27840",
"CVE-2024-27843",
"CVE-2024-27847",
"CVE-2024-27885"
);
script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"HT214105");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0275");
script_name(english:"macOS 12.x < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT214105)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.7.5. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities:
- An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in macOS
Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5,
watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27805)
- The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey
12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma
14.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2024-27817)
- An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS
Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and
iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code
execution. (CVE-2024-27831)
- An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma
14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27798)
- This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS
Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Sonoma 14.4. A malicious application may be able to access
Find My data. (CVE-2024-23229)
- A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8,
macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Sonoma 14.4. An app may be able to access user-
sensitive data. (CVE-2024-27789)
- This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5,
macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8. An unprivileged app may be able
to log keystrokes in other apps including those using secure input mode. (CVE-2024-27799)
- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS
Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS
10.5. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory
protections. (CVE-2024-27840)
- A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS
17.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location
information. (CVE-2024-27810)
- This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.7,
macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5,
watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service.
(CVE-2024-27800)
- An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura
13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS
17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or
arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2024-27802)
- This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5,
macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file
system. (CVE-2024-27885)
- This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app
may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27824)
- A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be
able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27843)
- This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura
13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, watchOS
10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2024-27806)
- This issue was addressed with improved checks This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS
Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2024-27847)
- The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS
Sonoma 14.5. An attacker may be able to elevate privileges. (CVE-2024-27796)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported
version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to macOS 12.7.5 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-27817");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:macos:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_ports("Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/packages/boms");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras_apple.inc');
var app_info = vcf::apple::macos::get_app_info();
var constraints = [
{ 'fixed_version' : '12.7.5', 'min_version' : '12.0', 'fixed_display' : 'macOS Monterey 12.7.5' }
];
vcf::apple::macos::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23229
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27789
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27796
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27798
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27799
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27800
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27802
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27805
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27806
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27810
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27817
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27824
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27831
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27840
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27843
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27847
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27885
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214105
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.2%