CVE-2016-4705 is a memory corruption vulnerability in otool within Apple Xcode before version 8, allowing a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation or a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector that can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low active exploitation or public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.