CVE-2016-4705 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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-2016-4704.

Published: 2016-09-18

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5690	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-2016-4704.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92931
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036787
https://support.apple.com/HT207140

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Xcode

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-09-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.039Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4705

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-18T22:59:03.437

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4705

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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