About the security content of iTunes 11.2.1

This document describes the security content of iTunes 11.2.1.

This update can be downloaded and installed using Software Update, or from the Apple Support website.

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iTunes 11.2.1

  • iTunes

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later

    Impact: A local user can compromise other local user accounts

    Description: Upon each reboot, the permissions for the /Users and /Users/Shared directories would be set to world-writable, allowing modification of these directories. This issue was addressed with improved permission handling. For information on the general content of iTunes 11.2.1, see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5434.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2014-1347

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