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OS X update for CoreFoundation (CVE-2018-4155)

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OS X update for CoreFoundation (CVE-2018-4155)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/02/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/02/2018
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreFoundation" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2018-002-el-capitan
  • apple-osx-security-update-2018-002-sierra
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_4

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