CVE-2016-7619

medium

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to symlinks.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT207487

https://support.apple.com/HT207423

https://support.apple.com/HT207422

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-20

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00147