What is CVE-2016-4704?

CVE-2016-4704 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 2016-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2016-4704?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple Xcode

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 vulnerability than CVE-2016-4705.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (17.3th 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

1036787 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
92931 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
APPLE-SA-2016-09-13-2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4704?: CVE-2016-4704 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 2016-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-4704?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.