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Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208144)

🗓️ 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208144) is prone to multiple security flaws including issues in zlib, SQLite, ntp, expat and files, memory corruption, certificate validation, window management, memory consumption, validation, encryption, mail drafts, resource exhaustion, and permissions

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811790");
  script_version("2025-11-14T15:41:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7084", "CVE-2017-7074", "CVE-2017-7143", "CVE-2017-7083",
                "CVE-2017-0381", "CVE-2017-7138", "CVE-2017-7121", "CVE-2017-7122",
                "CVE-2017-7123", "CVE-2017-7124", "CVE-2017-7125", "CVE-2017-7126",
                "CVE-2017-11103", "CVE-2017-7077", "CVE-2017-7119", "CVE-2017-7114",
                "CVE-2017-7086", "CVE-2017-1000373", "CVE-2016-9063", "CVE-2017-9233",
                "CVE-2017-7141", "CVE-2017-7078", "CVE-2017-6451", "CVE-2017-6452",
                "CVE-2017-6455", "CVE-2017-6458", "CVE-2017-6459", "CVE-2017-6460",
                "CVE-2017-6462", "CVE-2017-6463", "CVE-2017-6464", "CVE-2016-9042",
                "CVE-2017-7082", "CVE-2017-7080", "CVE-2017-10989", "CVE-2017-7128",
                "CVE-2017-7129", "CVE-2017-7130", "CVE-2017-7127", "CVE-2016-9840",
                "CVE-2016-9841", "CVE-2016-9842", "CVE-2016-9843", "CVE-2018-4302",
                "CVE-2016-0736", "CVE-2016-2161", "CVE-2016-4736", "CVE-2016-5387",
                "CVE-2016-8740", "CVE-2016-8743", "CVE-2017-10140", "CVE-2017-13782",
                "CVE-2017-13807", "CVE-2017-13808", "CVE-2017-13809", "CVE-2017-13810",
                "CVE-2017-13811", "CVE-2017-13812", "CVE-2017-13813", "CVE-2017-13814",
                "CVE-2017-13815", "CVE-2017-13816", "CVE-2017-13817", "CVE-2017-13818",
                "CVE-2017-13819", "CVE-2017-13820", "CVE-2017-13821", "CVE-2017-13822",
                "CVE-2017-13823", "CVE-2017-13824", "CVE-2017-13825", "CVE-2017-13827",
                "CVE-2017-13828", "CVE-2017-13829", "CVE-2017-13830", "CVE-2017-13831",
                "CVE-2017-13832", "CVE-2017-13833", "CVE-2017-13834", "CVE-2017-13835",
                "CVE-2017-13836", "CVE-2017-13837", "CVE-2017-13838", "CVE-2017-13839",
                "CVE-2017-13840", "CVE-2017-13841", "CVE-2017-13842", "CVE-2017-13843",
                "CVE-2017-13846", "CVE-2017-13851", "CVE-2017-13854", "CVE-2017-13873",
                "CVE-2017-13890", "CVE-2017-13906", "CVE-2017-13908", "CVE-2017-13909",
                "CVE-2017-13910", "CVE-2017-5130", "CVE-2017-7132", "CVE-2017-7376",
                "CVE-2017-9049", "CVE-2017-9050");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-11-14 15:41:06 +0000 (Fri, 14 Nov 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-11-27 17:46:00 +0000 (Mon, 27 Nov 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-09-26 12:22:46 +0530 (Tue, 26 Sep 2017)");
  script_name("Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208144)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Mac OS X is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

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

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

  - Multiple issues in zlib, SQLite, ntp, expat and files.

  - Multiple memory corruption issues.

  - A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of revocation data.

  - Window management, memory consumption and validation issues.

  - An encryption issue existed in the handling of mail drafts.

  - Turning off 'Load remote content in messages' did not apply to all mailboxes.

  - A resource exhaustion issue in 'glob' function.

  - A permissions issue existed in the handling of the Apple ID.

  - An out-of-bounds read error.

  - The security state of the captive portal browser was not obvious.

  - An upgrade issue existed in the handling of firewall settings.

  - Some unspecified errors.

  Please see the references for more information about the vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation of these
  vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, bypass
  security restrictions, disclose sensitive information and cause a denial of
  service on affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Mac OS X version 10.8 through 10.12.x
  prior to 10.13");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Mac OS X version
  10.13 or later.

  Note: According to the vendor an upgrade to version 10.13 is required to
  mitigate these vulnerabilities. Please see the advisory (HT208144) for more info.");

  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/HT208144");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/999551");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97074");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97049");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99502");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97078");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97076");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99177");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97058");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97045");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95248");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97046");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97052");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97050");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97051");

  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\.(8|9|10|11|12)");
  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){
  exit(0);
}

if("Mac OS X" >< osName && osVer =~ "^10\.(8|9|10|11|12)"){
  if(version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.8", test_version2:"10.12.9")){
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:osVer, fixed_version:"According to the vendor an upgrade to version 10.13 is required to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Please see the advisory (HT208144) for more info.");
    security_message(port:0, data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);

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