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OS X update for Messages (CVE-2018-4235)

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OS X update for Messages (CVE-2018-4235)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/04/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/04/2018
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Messages" component. It allows local users to perform impersonation attacks via an unspecified injection.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_5

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