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OS X update for libxml2 (CVE-2020-27911)

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OS X update for libxml2 (CVE-2020-27911)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/13/2020
Created
11/14/2020
Added
11/13/2020
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-001-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-007-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_0_1

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