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OS X update for SMB (CVE-2017-13908)

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OS X update for SMB (CVE-2017-13908)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/19/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/19/2018
Modified
01/06/2022

Description

An issue in handling file permissions was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan, macOS High Sierra 10.13. A local attacker may be able to execute non-executable text files via an SMB share.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2017-001-sierra
  • apple-osx-security-update-2017-004-el-capitan
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_13

References

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