High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7742
CVE-2016-7742
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <10.12.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- support.apple.com/HT207423nvdVendor Advisory
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