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Apple iTunes security update for CVE-2019-8801

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Apple iTunes security update for CVE-2019-8801

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/31/2019
Created
11/01/2019
Added
10/31/2019
Modified
01/02/2020

Description

A dynamic library loading issue existed in iTunes setup. This was addressed with improved path searching. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2. Running the iTunes installer in an untrusted directory may result in arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-itunes-upgrade-12_10_2

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