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OS X update for Installer (CVE-2017-13837)

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OS X update for Installer (CVE-2017-13837)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/01/2017
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Installer" component. It does not properly restrict an app's entitlements for accessing the FileVault unlock key.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_13

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