About the security content of Xcode 9.2

This document describes the security content of Xcode 9.2.

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Xcode 9.2

Released December 4, 2017

ld64

Available for: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 or later

Impact: Compiling with untrusted sources may lead to arbitrary code execution with user privileges

Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2017-7167: sss of Qihoo 360 Nirvan Team

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Published Date: January 16, 2018