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OS X update for DesktopServices (CVE-2018-4178)

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OS X update for DesktopServices (CVE-2018-4178)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/10/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/10/2018
Modified
03/04/2020

Description

A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2018-004-sierra

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