Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-7167
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Xcode before 9.2 is affected. The issue involves the "ld64" component. A buffer overflow allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted source code.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2017-7167
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7167
1.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7167
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-7167
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The 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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-7167
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https://support.apple.com/HT208456
About the security content of Xcode 9.2 - Apple SupportVendor Advisory
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