Uninitialized Memory Vulnerability in macOS xar Component

CVE-2016-7742 · MEDIUM Severity

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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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