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OS X update for Messages (CVE-2021-1781)

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OS X update for Messages (CVE-2021-1781)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/17/2021
Created
03/18/2021
Added
03/17/2021
Modified
04/12/2021

Description

A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_2

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