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Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (HT207922)

🗓️ 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Mac OS X prone to code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities. Multiple memory corruption and input validation issues. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution with system privileges and sensitive information disclosure

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811538");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7021", "CVE-2017-7031", "CVE-2017-7009", "CVE-2017-7022",
                "CVE-2017-7024", "CVE-2017-7023", "CVE-2017-7028", "CVE-2017-7029",
                "CVE-2017-7067", "CVE-2017-7032", "CVE-2017-7010", "CVE-2017-7013");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-07-24 13:09:00 +0000 (Mon, 24 Jul 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-07-20 12:23:38 +0530 (Thu, 20 Jul 2017)");
  script_name("Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (HT207922)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Mac OS X is prone to code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:

  - Multiple memory corruption issues.

  - Multiple input validation issues.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker
  to execute arbitrary code with system privileges and disclose sensitive information.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Mac OS X version 10.12.x before
  10.12.6, 10.11.x through 10.11.6 and 10.10.x through 10.10.5.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade Apple Mac OS X to version 10.12.6
  or later or apply the appropriate security patch for Apple Mac OS X 10.10.x and
  from 10.11.x. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207922");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99882");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99883");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99889");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99879");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mac OS X Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/osx_name", "ssh/login/osx_version", re:"ssh/login/osx_version=^10\.1[0-2]");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

osName = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_name");
if(!osName)
  exit(0);

osVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_version");
if(!osVer || osVer !~ "^10\.1[0-2]" || "Mac OS X" >!< osName){
  exit(0);
}

# if 10.11.x before 10.11.6 is running, update to 10.11.6 first and then apply patch
# if 10.10.x before 10.10.5 is running, update to 10.10.5 first and then apply patch
if(osVer =~ "^10\.1[01]")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.11", test_version2:"10.11.5") ||
     version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.10", test_version2:"10.10.4")){
    fix = "Upgrade to latest OS release and apply patch from vendor";
  }

  else if(osVer == "10.11.6" || osVer == "10.10.5")
  {
    buildVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_build");
    ## applying patch on 10.11.6 will upgrade build version to 15G1611
    ## https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_El_Capitan
    ## The build version before applying patch on 10.10.5 is 14F2411
    ## http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/301416-nvidia-web-driver-updates-for-yosemite-update-05162017/
    if(buildVer)
    {
      if((osVer == "10.11.6" && version_is_less(version:buildVer, test_version:"15G1611")) ||
         (osVer == "10.10.5" && version_is_less_equal(version:buildVer, test_version:"14F2411")))
      {
        fix = "Apply patch from vendor";
        osVer = osVer + " Build " + buildVer;
      }
    }
  }
}

else if(version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.12", test_version2:"10.12.5")){
  fix = "10.12.6";
}

if(fix)
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:osVer, fixed_version:fix);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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