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OS X update for iTunes (CVE-2019-8801)

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OS X update for iTunes (CVE-2019-8801)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/06/2019
Created
11/07/2019
Added
11/06/2019
Modified
03/18/2020

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-osx-upgrade-10_15_1

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