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OS X update for xar (CVE-2016-7742)

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OS X update for xar (CVE-2016-7742)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/17/2017
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_12_2

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