About the security content of Xcode 8

This document describes the security content of Xcode 8.

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Xcode 8

Released September 13, 2016

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Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and later

Impact: A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

CVE-2016-4704: Shrek_wzw of Qihoo 360 Nirvan Team

CVE-2016-4705: riusksk of Tencent Security Platform Department

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