TITLE:
Apple iCal Calendar Alarm Program Execution Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA13277

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13277/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Apple iCal 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4302/

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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