CVE-2017-13816 is a critical vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.13.1, specifically within the "libarchive" component. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or trigger a denial of service through a buffer overflow by enticing a user to open a specially crafted archive file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H, I:H, A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.13.0CPE 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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