CVE-2016-7742 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://support.apple.com/HT207423

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8