What is CVE-2016-1765?

CVE-2016-1765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Xcode, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1765?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Xcode

CVE-2016-1765

otool in Apple Xcode before 7.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (19.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Xcode
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
1035352 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1765?: CVE-2016-1765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Xcode, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1765?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.