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Apple iCal Calendar Alarm Program Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13277
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Release Date:
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2004-11-23
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Popularity:
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7,324 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apple iCal 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1021
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Description:
Aaron has reported a vulnerability in iCal, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The problem is that it is possible to execute arbitrary programs or send e-mails via alarms by tricking a user into opening or importing a new iCal calendar.
Solution:
Update to version 1.5.4.
http://www.apple.com/ical/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Aaron
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