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Re: Script Library Search Order


  • Subject: Re: Script Library Search Order
  • From: Martin Orpen <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:04:27 +0000

On 14 Jan 2016, at 04:12, Chris Page <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> As mentioned recently, the Script Library search order is incorrectly documented in the current AppleScript Language Guide. The order is:
>
> 1. The bundle of the script that references the library.
> 2. The bundle of the application process that is running the script that references the library.
> 3. The OSA_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
> 4. The user domain: ~/Library
> 5. Application bundles: ./Contents/Library
> 6. The local domain: /Library
> 7. The network domain: /Network/Library
> 8. The system domain: /System/Library
>



Today’s Security Update:

OSA Scripts
Available for:  OS X El Capitan v10.11 to v10.11.2
Impact:  A quarantined application may be able to override OSA script
libraries installed by the user
Description:  An issue existed when searching for scripting
libraries. This issue was addressed through improved search order and
quarantine checks.
CVE-ID
CVE-2016-1729 : an anonymous researcher


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Martin Orpen
Idea Digital Imaging Ltd
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