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Apple Mac OS X Finder DS_Store Insecure File Creation Vulnerability

An insecure file creation vulnerability affects Apple Mac OS X Finder. This issue is due to a failure of the application to validate the existence of files prior to creating or writing to them.

An attacker may leverage this issue to cause a system-wide denial of service or to gain escalated privileges on an affected computer, potentially leading to unauthorized superuser access.







 

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