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Apple Safari Security Updates (HT213537)

🗓️ 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Safari multiple vulnerabilitie

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 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

CPE = "cpe:/a:apple:safari";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.821330");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-42867", "CVE-2022-46691", "CVE-2022-46692", "CVE-2022-42852",
                "CVE-2022-46696", "CVE-2022-46700", "CVE-2022-46698", "CVE-2022-46699",
                "CVE-2022-42863", "CVE-2022-42856");
  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:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:"2022-12-21 06:15:00 +0000 (Wed, 21 Dec 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-12-16 12:20:39 +0530 (Fri, 16 Dec 2022)");
  script_name("Apple Safari Security Updates (HT213537)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Safari 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 are due to,

  - An improper UI handling.

  - An out-of-bounds read issue due to improper bounds checking.

  - A buffer overflow issue due to an improper memory handling.

  - A logic issue due to an improper state management.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities
  will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct spoofing attack.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Safari versions before 16.2");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Safari version 16.2 or
  later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("macosx_safari_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("AppleSafari/MacOSX/Version", "ssh/login/osx_version");
  exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

osVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_version");
if(!osVer || osVer !~ "^1[12]\."){
  exit(0);
}

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE)) exit(0);
safVer = infos["version"];
safPath = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:safVer, test_version:"16.2"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:safVer, fixed_version:"16.2", install_path:safPath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(0);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.34574
SSVC
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