OS X update for Screen Sharing Server (CVE-2017-7158)
7
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
12/22/2017
07/25/2018
12/22/2017
03/18/2020
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Screen Sharing Server" component. It allows attackers to obtain root privileges for reading files by leveraging screen-sharing access.
Solution(s)
- apple-osx-security-update-2017-002-sierra
- apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_2
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