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CVE-2016-1729 (GCVE-0-2016-1729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-01 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in OSA Scripts in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows attackers to load arbitrary script libraries via a quarantined application.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT205731 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Date Public
2016-01-19 00:00
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