High severity · published Sep 18, 2016
CVE-2016-4704
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XC
Xcode · Apple
through 7.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4704
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4704
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00003.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92931
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036787
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207140
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