About the security content of OS X Server 5.1

This document describes the security content of OS X Server 5.1.

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Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.

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OS X Server 5.1

  • Server App

    Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4

    Impact: An administrator may unknowingly store backups on a volume without permissions enabled

    Description: An issue in Time Machine server did not properly warn administrators if permissions were ignored when performing a server backup. This issue was addressed through improved warnings.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2016-1774 : CJKApps

  • Web Server

    Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4

    Impact: An attacker may be able to exploit weaknesses in the RC4 cryptographic algorithm

    Description: RC4 was removed as a supported cipher.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2016-1777 : Pepi Zawodsky

  • Web Server

    Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4

    Impact: A remote user may be able to view sensitive configuration information

    Description: A file access issue existed in Apache with .DS_Store and .htaccess files. This issue was addressed through improved access restrictions.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2016-1776 : Shawn Pullum of University of California, Irvine

  • Wiki Server

Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4

Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information

Description: An access issue existed in some Wiki pages. This issue was addressed through improved access restrictions.

CVE-ID

CVE-2016-1787 : an anonymous researcher

OS X Server 5.1 requires OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 for security improvements.

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