A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-15805 A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:16:24.523Z

Reserved: 2019-01-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-6238

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-27T20:15:14.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:46:17.123

Link: CVE-2019-6238

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