PT-2016-2795
CVE-2016-4736
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Published
2016-09-25
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Updated
2017-11-14
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libarchive in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.12
Description
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the libarchive component, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted file.
Recommendations
For libarchive in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.12, update to version 10.12 or later to resolve the issue.
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