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CVE-2016-7742
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-20T08:59:04.480 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:53:27.880

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "xar" component, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive that triggers use of uninitialized memory locations.

Affected products

apple — mac_os_x

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References

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