About the security content of OS X Server v2.2.1

Summary

This document describes the security content of OS X Server v2.2.1, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences.

Products Affected

OS X Server (Mountain Lion)

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OS X Server v2.2.1

  • Profile Manager

    Available for: OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution

    Description: A type casting issue existed in Ruby on Rails' handling of XML parameters. This issue was addressed by disabling XML parameters in the Rails implementation used by Profile Manager.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-0156

  • Wiki Server

    Available for: OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution

    Description: A type casting issue existed in Ruby on Rails' handling of XML parameters. This issue was addressed by disabling XML parameters in the Rails implementation used by Wiki Server.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-0156

  • Wiki Server

    Available for: OS X Mountain Lion v10.8 or later

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution

    Description: A type casting issue existed in Ruby on Rails' handling of JSON data. This issue was addressed by switching to using the JSONGem backend for JSON parsing.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-0333

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