CVE-2016-7742
published 2017-02-20CVE-2016-7742: 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…
PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.33%
68.3th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.12.1 | — |
| apple | macos_sierra_10.12.2_security_update_2016-003_el_capitan_and_security_update_201 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Apple
CVE-2016-7742: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
vendor_apple·2016-12-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-7742 [HIGH] CVE-2016-7742: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
Product: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
CVE: CVE-2016-7742
Component: Wi-Fi
Impact: A malicious local user may be able to view sensitive network configuration information
Description: Network configuration was unexpectedly global. This issue was addressed by moving sensitive network configuration to per-user settings.
GHSA
GHSA-w2p3-j7fr-c39q: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-7742 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-w2p3-j7fr-c39q: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-02-20
Published