CVE-2016-7742 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, residing within the "xar" component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted archive, which triggers the use of uninitialized memory. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but successful exploitation can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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