CVE-2017-7076 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple's Xcode before version 9, specifically within the "ld64" component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes by processing a specially crafted Mach-O file. Rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), posing significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.