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OS X update for Accounts (CVE-2019-8538)

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OS X update for Accounts (CVE-2019-8538)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/04/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/04/2019
Modified
11/02/2020

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted vcf file may lead to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_14_4

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