CVE-2016-4704: apple xcode

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4704 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in apple xcode. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-09-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

otool in Apple Xcode before 8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4705.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.