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OS X update for libxslt (CVE-2017-2477)

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OS X update for libxslt (CVE-2017-2477)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/03/2017
Modified
03/15/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "libxslt" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2017-001-el-capitan

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