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CVE-2016-4679
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-20T08:59:00.807 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:00.883

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive containing a symlink.

Affected products

apple — iphone_os

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References

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