CVE-2015-7056 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-7056?

CVE-2015-7056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 11 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IDE SCM in Apple Xcode before 7.2 does not recognize .gitignore files, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the presence of a file matching an ignore pattern.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7056?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Xcode.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-7056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Xcode vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2qqq-394q-qgqc.