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OS X update for libxpc (CVE-2020-9994)

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OS X update for libxpc (CVE-2020-9994)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/22/2020
Created
09/24/2020
Added
09/22/2020
Modified
04/05/2021

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_5

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